Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro signs decree changing social media regulations

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a

decree

on Monday changing

internet regulations

to combat "arbitrary removal" of accounts, profiles and content, the

presidential press office

said.

The decree aims to "give clarity" to policies of social media companies to cancel or suspend accounts and would give people the right to repost banned content, the press office added, saying it aims to protect "freedom of speech."