Brazil’s Ministry of Human Rights has launched an AI platform that will scan the internet looking for statements it considers hate speech against the LGBTQ community. The collected information can then be used to prosecute offenders.
From Semafor:
The offense falls under Brazil’s hate crime law, which in 2019 expanded to include homophobia and transphobia, and threatens prison time for the convicted.
The AI, called Aletheia, monitors social media, blogs, and news sites.
The initiative marks a new kind of large-scale, AI-powered speech surveillance system. With blowback from conservative circles, it tests what governments and the public consider acceptable use of the technology.
Brazil launches AI to monitor online anti-LGBTQ+ hate speechhttps://t.co/lzXhJmyJR8
— Semafor (@semafor) October 24, 2025
(lead image: São Paulo’s 18th annual LGBT Pride Parade 2014 – CC license)
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