Brazil judge orders Facebook to remove memorial profile

A Brazilian judge has ordered Facebook to delete the profile of a 24-year-old journalist who died in May last year.

The mother of Juliana Ribeiro Campos filed a case arguing that messages, songs and photos posted by friends and family caused her extreme distress.

Ms Campos worked as a press officer in Campo Grande, central Brazil, and died from complications following surgery

Her mother, sociology professor Dolores Pereira Coutinho, 50, campaigned for months before taking legal action.

The page has still not been removed and Facebook told that it "does not comment on specific cases".

The company did not clarify whether it had already been officially notified by the court, in Mato Grosso do Sul state.

Judge Vania de Paula Arantes ruled on 19 March and again on 10 April that the page should be immediately shut down.

A further ruling was issued this week warning Facebook that it has 48 hours to completely remove the profile.

The penalty for disobeying the court was set as imprisonment.

Mrs Coutinho tried to delete the profile on her own for seven months, without success, receiving only automatic replies.
Source: BBC

Posted by Unknown 4/25/2013