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Brazilian comedian jailed for eight years for offensive jokes
A Brazilian comedian has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for telling offensive jokes. Léo Lins was found guilty of inciting intolerance with a 2022 stand-up routine that made fun of black people, indigenous people, fat people, gay people, Jews, evangelicals, disabled people and those with HIV. During the performance, which was uploaded to YouTube and has more than three million views, Lins told a 4,000-strong crowd in Curitiba, in southern Brazil: 'Prejudice, to me, is a primitive thing that shouldn't exist any more. Just like indigenous people. Enough already.' Wearing a bright red shirt and yellow trousers, he warned the audience that he 'jokes about everything and everyone'. He told them: 'What show could be more inclusive? I even hired a sign language interpreter just to be able to offend the deaf-mute.' However, a judge in the São Paulo state criminal court last week found that his act amounted to 'practising' or 'inciting' racism and religious intolerance, as well as being discriminatory towards disabled people. Judge Barbara de Lima Iseppi said that 'freedom of expression is not absolute nor unlimited' and 'when there is a confrontation between the fundamental precept of liberty of expression and the principles of human dignity and judicial equality, the latter should win out'. The judge imposed a total jail sentence of eight years and three months, which Lins intends to appeal against. Lins's targets were not limited to minorities and those with disabilities. 'I'm totally against paedophilia – I'm more in favour of incest,' he told the audience, who roared with laughter throughout the set. 'If you're going to abuse a child, abuse your own. What's he going to do? Tell his dad?' The comedian remains free pending the appeal, and continues to post messages and videos to his more than 4.5 million followers on social media. On Monday, he posted a photograph of his 'prison kit', which included a packet of cigarettes and a pair of handcuffs. His legal team has described the sentence as a threat to freedom of speech and an attempt to 'criminalise comedy'. 'It seems like people have lost the ability to interpret the obvious,' said Lins. 'We're living through one of the biggest epidemics of our time: rational blindness. Judgments are now based entirely on emotion – no one listens any more, they only want to impose their own truth.' On top of the prison sentence, he has been ordered to pay a fine of 300,000 reais (£40,000) in collective moral damages. Brazil has had anti-hate speech laws on the books for years, but has only recently begun to aggressively enforce them. The Washington Post reported that Jamil Assis of the Sivis Institute, a Brazilian free speech think tank, said there had been an increase in 'modern judges' who were removing protections historically granted to satirical speech. Lins's conviction has been criticised by sections of Brazilian society, including journalists, free speech advocates, conservative politicians and other comedians. But others have defended the decision to jail him. Fábio de Sá Cesnik, a lawyer with the Brazilian law firm CQS/F, told the Folha de newspaper that there must be some limits on free speech. 'Harming the dignity of someone else is equally important,' he said. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Detroit Lions Podcast: Senior Bowl kickoff show
The Detroit Lions Podcast is live on radio row at the Senior Bowl in Mobile all week. We kicked off the week with a live show on Monday morning. This episode starts off discussing the recent Lins coaching moves. Kelvin Sheppard has earned the promotion to defensive coordinator, and new DL coach Kacy Rodgers figures to have a big role as the run game coordinator as well. On the offensive side, the Lions still haven't hired a replacement for Ben Johnson yet, but former Lions assistant John Morton appears to be the choice. What does Morton offer? We go over his history and background. Then, it's on to the prospects we're watching during the week. There are several strong candidates for Detroit's draft picks here, from the first round down to the seventh. 2025 Senior Bowl: Five prospects I'm most excited about watching This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Detroit Lions Podcast: Senior Bowl kickoff show
USA Today
27-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Detroit Lions Podcast: Senior Bowl kickoff show
The Detroit Lions Podcast is live on radio row at the Senior Bowl in Mobile all week. We kicked off the week with a live show on Monday morning. This episode starts off discussing the recent Lins coaching moves. Kelvin Sheppard has earned the promotion to defensive coordinator, and new DL coach Kacy Rodgers figures to have a big role as the run game coordinator as well. On the offensive side, the Lions still haven't hired a replacement for Ben Johnson yet, but former Lions assistant John Morton appears to be the choice. What does Morton offer? We go over his history and background. Then, it's on to the prospects we're watching during the week. There are several strong candidates for Detroit's draft picks here, from the first round down to the seventh.
