X (Twitter): Alexandre de Moraes opens investigation against Elon Musk for blocking performances in Brazil

Alexandre de Moraes, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court, determined the opening of an investigation against Elon Musk, by X (Twitter). The process will include the contractor in a request that is addressed to spread of fake news in Brazil. Additionally, a parallel investigation was opened to probe possible obstruction of justice on Musk's part.

The request is established after the employer announces that return to the suspension of social network accounts which was blocked by judicial decisions no Brazil.

In a publication made on Saturday (06), the official government relations profile of the social network communicated that a company had forced the blocking of popular contacts in Brazil. Specific benefits cannot be revealed by a court decision. In case of compensation, a sofreria company has several days of R$ 100 million.

Perhaps an hour after the release, Musk announced his personal contact who had revogated the blockages. “This aggressive censorship seems to violate the law that goes from the country of Brazil,” said the entrepreneur in a publication in his official contact No.

Content restrictions in Brazil have been removed

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 6, 2024

Today (07), the don of the social network, which also owns Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink, confirmed that Alexandre de Moraes “desperately and repeatedly dragged the constitution of Brazil”, and that he “should renounce or more gently impeachment”. “.

The company was therefore asked to publish all the demands of the magistrate to argue on the measures of non-compliance with Brazilian legislation.

Musk encourages Brazilian users to install a VPN, in case the authorities block access to social networks after canceling the suspension of accounts, or that allow the use of the platform even in view of a possible environment in the country .

In the decision published on the night of Domingo (07), Moraes writes:

What is hipote, therefore, is characterized by the use of illegal mechanisms by party “X”; This concerns the presence of strong indications of guilt of the CEO of the social network “X”, Elon Musk, who previously instrumentalized a criminal and investigated various requests.

Perhaps after the first tensions between Musk and Moraes, Jorge Messias, general advocate of the Union, defends the regulation of social networks, a person who must attract greater attention from Brazil. assume the presidency of the G20.

“We cannot sustain a society in which billions of people with their homes do not control social networks outside and do not find themselves in conditions of violation of the rule of law, judicial orders and the improvement of our authorities,” Messias said.

Opponents of Alexandre de Moraes' decisions claim that these decisions can be configured as “political persecution and a risk for freedom of expression on the platform.” Not past, several tales foram suspensas of the social rede, como a do youtuber Monark, that Disse ter “empatia” against the invaders of Congress in January 2023.

On the other hand, the defenders claim that Moraes' decisions, which are “extraordinary”, are necessary to undertake the dissemination of false news in social networks, while fire extinguisher possíveis ameaças to democracy.