Abstract
Objective
to reflect on the legal treatment given to the Fake News cases related to COVID-19 in the field of Brazilian law.
Method
Reflection study based on the consequences of applying the Brazilian legal framework to the Fake News cases on COVID-19. The sources come from another study with gaps left in the sense of applications by the legal system. For discussion, the framing of false news to the legal system was marked out.
Results
They come from a previous study that identified and grouped as False News found in the Ministry of Health database by themes, a saber: speeches by health authorities, therapeutics, preventive measures, prognosis of the disease and vaccination.
Final considerations and conclusion for practice
It was possible to conclude that the practice of sharing messages, images, audios and / or videos performed by several members of social networks, without the concern of verifying whether they are true, is an act that can be configured as a crime.
Keywords:
Coronavirus Infections; News; Crime; Legislation; Health