A Brazilian court has sentenced comedian Leo Lins to more than eight years in prison for making what it called racist, discriminatory, and hateful jokes during a 2022 stand-up routine. Lins’ jokes made fun of black, indigenous, gay, Jewish, and disabled people. It has over 3 million views online. The court said freedom of speech does not override human dignity and equality. Lins plans to appeal and defends his act as artistic, while critics warn the verdict threatens comic expression.
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