]> 2026-05-04T12:45:21+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Brazil 0 en Article 179 of the 1824 Political Constitution of the Empire of Brazil stated: "All are permitted to communicate their thoughts by words, writings and by publications in print without dependence upon censorship, the while they must respond for the abuses they may commit in the exercise of this right, in the cases and manner to be determined by law." Today, press freedom is protected under Chapter I, Article 5 of the [[Probable year:: 1988]] Constitution: “expression of intellectual, artistic, scientific, and communication activity is free, independent of any censorship or license” (Constitute Project, “Brazil's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1988]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2017]]” ). References: 1824 Political Constitution of the Empire of Brazil : English original text of the Constitution of 1824 250 (2010) Title VIII: General Provisions and Guarantees of the Civil and Political Rights of Brazilian Citizens https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzbr0040&id=14&men_tab=srchresults 1988 Brazil Constitution: https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Brazil_ 2017? lang=en 1988 2017 2447161.5 2457754.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-05-15T20:33:00Z 2460446.35625 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Brazil Page name 102 en Page name