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Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court

CNN

CNN — A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasilia on Wednesday, an attempted attack that appeared to be politically motivated and came as the country’s top tribunal finds itself under pressure over disinformation and extremism cases. The suspected attacker, Francisco Wanderley Luiz, was affiliated with former President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Liberal …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court

CNN

CNN — A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasilia on Wednesday, an attempted attack that appeared to be politically motivated and came as the country’s top tribunal finds itself under pressure over disinformation and extremism cases. The suspected attacker, Francisco Wanderley Luiz, was affiliated with former President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Liberal …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil judge says will lift Musk's X ban if $1.8 million fine paid

The Hindu

A Brazilian judge locked in a legal row with X owner Elon Musk on Friday said he would reinstate the social network in Brazil if a fine of around $1.8 million was paid. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes last month ordered X to be shut down in Brazil, after Musk refused to remove dozens of right-wing accounts and then …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Brazil top court lifts Starlink, X bank account freeze after $3 mln transfer

The Hindu

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes decided to lift freezes previously imposed on Starlink and X bank accounts after ordering the transfer of 18.35 million reais from the accounts to the national coffers. According to a court statement on Friday, the lift was ordered because the amount transferred to Brazil reached the total X owed the country in fines, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Before Brazil and Elon Musk: X’s history of run-ins with left and right

Al Jazeera

How X’s run-ins with foreign governments have shifted across the political spectrum under Musk’s leadership. All five judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel voted last week to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the country, rendering the mobile app inaccessible to almost 212 million users in Brazil. In January 2023, after a mob of ex-President …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did Brazil’s Supreme Court ban X? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu

X has gone offline in Brazil. The country’s Supreme Court issued an order to block X in Brazil after Elon Musk refused to appoint a legal representative for the company in the country. This defiance came on the heels of repeated flouting of the court’s orders to block certain far-right accounts that were allegedly spreading disinformation. The judge who ordered …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk calls for impeachment of Brazil judge after X ban

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil Blocks Musk’s X After Company Refuses To Name Local Representative Amid Feud With Judge

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAO PAULO — Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s order. X had posted on its official Global Government Affairs page late Thursday that it expected X to be shut down …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil begins blocking Elon Musk's social media platform X

ABC

Brazil has begun blocking X after a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the "immediate suspension" of the social media platform in the country. The move is the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Elon Musk, which also included the freezing of the satellite internet provider Starlink's financial accounts in Brazil. Justice …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

How Elon Musk’s X could be suspended by one Brazilian judge in the coming hours

The Hindu

It's a showdown between the world's richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide in the coming hours if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn't swiftly comply with one of his orders. De Moraes would first notify the nation’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, who would then instruct …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

LA Times

“Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian sovereignty and, in particular, for the judiciary, setting himself up as a true supranational entity and immune to the laws of each country,” Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes wrote. Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on the web and through …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

The Hindu

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly Twitter, unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours. Earlier this month, X said it was removing all remaining Brazil staff in the country “effective immediately,” saying de Moraes had threatened its legal representative in the …

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4 months ago

Social media platform X shuts down operations in Brazil

The Hindu

Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil "effective immediately" due to what it called "censorship orders" by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. After Musk's challenges, X representatives reversed course and told Brazil's Supreme Court that the social media giant would comply with the legal rulings. Lawyers representing X in Brazil in April told the …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's social media platform 'X' to close operations in Brazil over 'censorship orders'

India TV News

Elon Musk’s media platform X said on Saturday that it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to alleged “censorship orders” from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. Alexandre Moraes opened an inquiry earlier this year into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on X that the judge had ordered blocked. After Musk's challenges, X representatives …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech?

Al Jazeera

X owner is fighting governments over their attempts to curtail online content deemed to be harmful. Musk also said X would “lift all restrictions” on the banned accounts, although the platform said it had complied with the orders pending legal challenges. “Our concern is that if ANY country is allowed to censor content for ALL countries, which is what the …

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8 months ago

Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Conservative Brazilians heaped praise Sunday on Elon Musk at a rally in support of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose legal troubles are mounting in tandem with the billionaire entrepreneur’s feud with the South American nation’s Supreme Court. “Brazil Thanks Elon Musk,” read one giant sign in English at the rally alongside Copacabana beach in the …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil police to seize Jair Bolsonaro's passport as net tightens in coup probe

Hindustan Times

Brazil's federal police on Thursday sought to confiscate former President Jair Bolsonaro's passport and arrest some of his closest aides, sources said, as part of an investigation into an alleged coup attempt after he lost the 2022 election. According to the decision by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes that triggered Thursday's operation, in November 2022 Bolsonaro received a draft …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Report alleges ‘coup’ documents found on Bolsonaro aide’s phone

Al Jazeera

Bolsonaro aide Mauro Cid is accused of having ‘gathered documents’ to support a coup against Brazil’s President Lula. Released on Friday, the report alleges that the aide, Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, “gathered documents with the objective of obtaining ‘legal and juridical’ support for the execution of a coup d’état”. Those documents were recovered from Cid’s cellphone, according to the report, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil

Associated Press

SAO PAULO — With his Batman-like gown, athletic build and bald head, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes cuts an imposing figure. Whether it is investigating former President Jair Bolsonaro, arresting protesters on slim evidence or banishing his far-right supporters from social media, de Moraes has been aggressively pursuing those suspected of undermining Brazil’s fragile democracy. The Supreme Court …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil

LA Times

With his Batman-like gown, athletic build and bald head, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes cuts an imposing figure. Whether it is investigating former President Jair Bolsonaro, arresting protesters on slim evidence or banishing his far-right supporters from social media, De Moraes has been aggressively pursuing those suspected of undermining Brazil’s fragile democracy. The Supreme Court decided in 2019 …

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Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court

Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court

Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands

Brazil judge says will lift Musk's X ban if $1.8 million fine paid

Brazil top court lifts Starlink, X bank account freeze after $3 mln transfer

Before Brazil and Elon Musk: X’s history of run-ins with left and right

Why did Brazil’s Supreme Court ban X? | In Focus podcast

Elon Musk calls for impeachment of Brazil judge after X ban

Brazil Blocks Musk’s X After Company Refuses To Name Local Representative Amid Feud With Judge

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

Brazil begins blocking Elon Musk's social media platform X

Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

How Elon Musk’s X could be suspended by one Brazilian judge in the coming hours

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

Social media platform X shuts down operations in Brazil

Elon Musk's social media platform 'X' to close operations in Brazil over 'censorship orders'

Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech?

Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro

Brazil police to seize Jair Bolsonaro's passport as net tightens in coup probe

Report alleges ‘coup’ documents found on Bolsonaro aide’s phone

Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil

Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil

Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil