Renan Santos, pre-candidate for Missão to the Presidency of the Republic Reproduction The São Paulo Court has denied, in the first and second instances, requests from Renan Antonio Ferreira dos Santos, pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic by the Missão party, to remove from social media publications that mention a police report filed in 2021. In the document, a woman accuses him of rape and domestic violence. A spokesperson for the Missão Party told g1 that the "episode in question concerns an accusation that did not proceed, having been subsequently archived, after the testimony of the complainant herself and the analysis of the competent authorities".
"The disclosure of an imputation of a crime without contextualizing its archiving ends up causing irreversible damage to the honor and image of the person involved, in addition to not contributing to a debate of public interest", it emphasized. The lawsuit was filed against individuals as well as the companies X Brasil Internet Ltda., Facebook Serviços Online do Brasil Ltda., and Meta Plataformas de Tecnologias do Brasil Ltda.
Renan alleges that the content is defamatory. According to the lawsuit, Renan Santos claims to be the target of publications made on X and on Meta platforms that associate him with the commission of the crime of rape.
He maintains that the content discloses false accusations, deliberately omits his alleged judicial acquittal, and reproduces a confidential document that was allegedly obtained through illicit means. According to the lawsuit, the questioned publications circulate on X and on Meta platforms and are attributed, in the lawsuit, to JR Freitas, who is Elias Pereira Freitas da Silva Junior, who presents himself as a pre-candidate for state deputy for PSOL and as a fighter for workers without rights. In addition to him, the parties also targeted by the lawsuits are those responsible for profiles such as “Amandinha”, “Espaço Brasil”, @oSidSamora, and Leonardo dos Reis Adorno Becker Grandini.
Among the requests presented were the removal of the publications within 24 hours, the removal of similar content, the suspension of profiles identified as responsible for the disclosure, and the prohibition of new posts with similar content. The first decision was issued by the 45th Civil Court of the Central Civil Forum of São Paulo.
Signed on May 12, 2026, Judge Fabio Evangelista de Moura denied the request for urgent relief. In the decision, the magistrate stated that the removal of content on social networks "is an exceptional measure" and should only occur in cases of evident violation of rights, given the constitutional protection of freedom of expression. The judge also highlighted that the case involves a public figure, whose protection of intimacy and private life is more limited, although this does not waive the protection of honor and image. According to the decision, the analyzed publications refer to the existence of a police report for the investigation of Renan Santos, a fact that, according to the judge, was not contested. The magistrate also pointed out that, based on the documents presented, including the negative criminal record, there is no proof of the initiation of criminal proceedings nor robust proof of the alleged judicial acquittal. In view of this, the Court understood that, at that procedural stage, there were insufficient elements to consider the publications manifestly false or disproportionate. Appeal After the denial in the first instance, Renan Santos appealed to the Court of Justice of São Paulo through an interlocutory appeal. In the appeal, he alleged the existence of a defamatory campaign orchestrated by political adversaries, with the disclosure of audiovisual content that, according to the defense, would induce the public to associate him with the commission of a serious crime. The appeal was analyzed by the 10th Private Law Chamber of the TJ-SP. In a decision signed on June 11, 2026, Justice Jair de Souza also denied the preliminary injunction request. According to the magistrate, at this initial stage of the appeal, the necessary requirements for granting urgent relief were not demonstrated. The decision states that the posts refer to the existence of a police report, without express imputation of the commission of the crime, and that the allegations regarding the exceeding of the limits of freedom of expression require a more in-depth analysis of the evidence. The justice also highlighted that, although there is the possibility of damage to image, this is not sufficient, by itself, to justify immediate judicial intervention, especially in a context of public and political debate. With the decision, the denial of the request to remove the posts from social media remains maintained for the time being. One of the defendants, JR Pereira, told g1 that at no time did he accuse Renan Santos of anything.
"We brought to light a police report that was made, that exists against Renan Santos, for rape. That is what is in the police report.
Two months later, the victim went there and tried to withdraw the rape accusation against him", he stated. "And I am not here to judge him, but I will expose it. I am not afraid of Renan Santos.
I will expose the material. The material remains there and I am not going to remove this material because I did not say anything untrue.
That is the issue and I am using what they have always fought for: my freedom of expression. The Justice is doing its job and is proving that I did not commit any crime".
Renan Santos and Elias Pereira Freitas da Silva Junior Reproduction Now on g1.
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