Re:This is a horrifying precedent (Score 1)

I do agree with you that Brazil has no problem at all with freedom of religion... The state is no coercive at all regarding that, nor the people in general have any prejudice against someone else's religion. But freedom of speech does mean that you can speak whatever you want without ANY legal consequences (of course there should be civil lawsuits, but these are not state sponsored). We do agree that hate speeches are bad, but where to draw the line between hate and no-hate speeches? And mostly, who's gonna draw this line? So, people should be free to say whatever they want... But physical violence should never be allowed. period. That's where we should draw the line. And no, private property is not respected as it is in other less socialist countries... The MST (land-less moviment) which invades private properties at will, and it is backed by the government is a proof of that. A progressive legal system is usually a bad thing, as there are no real breakthrough in the legal studies in the past 200 years. Respect for other peoples opinions, the right not to be harassed by the government, and the right to own the things you earned with your hardwork are quite old... Any "progression" or change on these basic rights is actually a regression. Your statements about "imported" culture, and how the laws are not respected are not really in the scope of the subject of this thread, and to what I said, so I won't comment on them this time. Cheers