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Cover of the Manual de Investigação de Crimes de Ódio na Internet em Matéria Eleitoral, 2nd edition, Brazilian Federal Police, 2026
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FormatDigital manual (PDF) · restricted use · restricted to registered users
Year2026
Institutional Technical Manual•Polícia Federal · Diretoria de Combate a Crimes Cibernéticos

Manual de Investigação de Crimes de Ódio na Internet em Matéria Eleitoral

English title: Manual for Investigating Online Hate Crimes in Electoral Matters

Foundations, jurisdiction, criminal offences and investigation protocols

By: Stenio Santos Sousa e Lorena Rocha Pina
Price / Access:Restricted access

Synopsis

A manual for Brazilian Federal Police staff who investigate hate crimes committed on the internet during the electoral process. The 2nd edition (1st: 3 May 2024) updates the text in light of legislative changes, the Superior Electoral Court resolutions for the 2026 elections and case law issued after the 1st edition, with the text current to 3 November 2026. It covers foundations, treaties and jurisdiction rules, criminal offences, the relationship with service providers and the Electoral Courts, and investigation protocols, along with model filings, a chain-of-custody checklist and a standardized OSINT report. Because it deals with operational procedures, the publication is restricted use.

Topics & Keywords

#Online hate crimes#Electoral crimes#Hate speech and political violence#Digital evidence and chain of custody#Jurisdiction of the Electoral Courts#Application providers

Structure & Contents

English translation of the original Portuguese headings.

  • ›Preface and note to the 2nd edition
  • ›1. Foundations (definition, context, protected speech, non-criminal electoral offence and crime)
  • ›2. Treaties and jurisdiction (international norms; criminal jurisdiction of the Electoral Courts)
  • ›3. Criminal offences (Electoral Code and Elections Law, Law No. 7,716/1989, online misogyny and political violence)
  • ›4. Providers and the Electoral Courts (non-criminal offences, liability and data requests, Superior Electoral Court case law)
  • ›5. Investigation protocols (digital evidence, online investigation techniques, artificial intelligence, victim support, legal risks)
  • ›References, glossary, appendices (model filings, chain-of-custody checklist, standardized OSINT report) and subject index

Product Details & Bibliographic Data

PublisherPolícia Federal · Diretoria de Combate a Crimes Cibernéticos
Publication year2026
Edition2nd Edition, revised and updated
Pages152
LanguagePortuguese
Format / BindingDigital manual (PDF) · restricted use · restricted to registered users

How to Cite this Work

ABNT (Brazilian standard)

SOUSA, S. S.; PINA, L. R. Manual de investigação de crimes de ódio na Internet em matéria eleitoral. 2. ed. rev. e atual. Brasília: Polícia Federal, Diretoria de Combate a Crimes Cibernéticos, 2026. 152 p. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23899797. Uso restrito.

BibTeX
@manual{sousa2026odioeleitoral,
  title={Manual de investiga{\c{c}}{\~a}o de crimes de {\'o}dio na Internet em mat{\'e}ria eleitoral},
  author={Sousa, S. S. and Pina, L. R.},
  year={2026},
  edition={2.{\textordfeminine} ed. rev. e atual.},
  organization={Pol{\'i}cia Federal, Diretoria de Combate a Crimes Cibern{\'e}ticos},
  address={Bras{\'i}lia},
  doi={10.5281/zenodo.23899797},
  pages={152},
  note={Uso restrito}
}