A federal judge in Rio agreed. In a temporary injunction issued late Monday, the judge said that nothing in special legislation passed before the games restricts Brazilians' right to free expression. He threatened to levy fines of up to $3,200 on anyone who removes peaceful protesters from venues.
The Rio organizing committee said it plans to ask the judge to reconsider his ruling and will make a final appeal, if necessary. [...]
To get around the ban on protests inside stadiums, some Brazilians have coordinated with friends each wearing a letter on T-shirts so the message reads "Fora Temer" when they sit in groups. Others carry smaller signs hidden in their belongings, sometimes fashioned with the Olympic rings.
Vinicius Lummertz, president of the government-run tourism board Embratur, said he has no problem with peaceful protests in stadiums as long as the games aren't disturbed.
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