Brazil top court threatens to suspend X within 24 hours
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has threatened to suspend X's operations unless a legal representative is appointed, amid ongoing conflicts over free speech and misinformation, highlighting contrasting protections in Brazil and the U.S.
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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has threatened to suspend the operations of X, formerly known as Twitter, unless its owner Elon Musk appoints a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours. This ultimatum from Justice Alexandre de Moraes is part of an ongoing conflict between the platform and the Brazilian judiciary, which has previously addressed issues related to free speech, misinformation, and far-right accounts on the platform. Earlier this month, X announced the immediate removal of its remaining staff in Brazil, citing threats against its legal representative. The Supreme Court's warning indicates that failure to comply could lead to the suspension of X's activities in the country. The situation highlights the contrasting approaches to free speech in Brazil compared to the United States, where such rights are more broadly protected. De Moraes has faced criticism from Brazil's political right for allegedly overstepping his authority, while supporters argue that his actions are necessary to safeguard democracy amid rising threats.
- Brazilian Supreme Court threatens to suspend X operations unless a legal representative is appointed.
- Elon Musk's platform has clashed with Brazilian authorities over free speech and misinformation.
- X recently removed its staff in Brazil due to threats against its legal representative.
- The situation underscores differing free speech protections between Brazil and the U.S.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes faces criticism and support for his actions regarding online content regulation.
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12 commentsMaybe this way more people will wake up to all the abuses, violations and honestly, crimes, happening in the country, committed by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
The criminals confessed their crimes due to the sentence reduction incentives of the 'rewarded collaboration' law. One of the most important requirements to get the sentence reduction is "you cannot lie, if you do, you lose everything".
All of it, now, undone.
However, in this specific case, it's been pretty clear that the Brazilian court orders send to X/Twitter. Specifically, some that order the censoring of specific individuals are illegal. (Some of these orders appear to violate other Brazilian laws)
This is a hard one to really judge. Just a mess overall.
They form the highest court of law in Brazil for constitutional issues and its rulings cannot be appealed.
The NYT wrote previously how Alexandre de Moraes is a threat to democracy in Brazil: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/world/americas/brazil-ale...
Last i read X suspended operations in Brazil. What changed ?
We will no longer be allowed to read what Biden, Kamala, the European leaders, the hundreds of thousands of institutions around the world and 350 million fellow earthlings have to say.
All this by way of the sudden and unappealable decision of a single judge this night.
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