BRASILIA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's government said on

Tuesday it is "seriously concerned" about Meta Platforms' ( META )

recently announced changes to its hate speech policy,

adding it would hold a public hearing later this week to discuss

the topic.

Facebook owner Meta last week reduced curbs on discussions

around contentious topics such as immigration and gender

identity, while also scrapping its fact-checking program in the

United States.