Liberdade de expressão: algumas ponderações em matéria penal à luz da Constituição Federal do Brasil

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Abstract : This paper discusses the content and the limits of freedom of speech within the Brazilian legal and constitutional order, focusing the problem of its implications in the domain of criminal law. It is sustained that the definition of a crime should be interpreted in a restrictive way and considering the weight of freedom of speech for a democratic state. Keywords : Freedom of speech. Content and limits. Criminal law. Restrictive interpretation.