- The precautionary measure issued against X was joined by another front of judicial conflict with Starlink, also owned by Elon Musk
The first chamber of the Supreme Court of Brazil unanimously ratified this Monday the precautionary decision that suspended the services of the social network X in the country, due to repeated disregard by tycoon Elon Musk of various rulings issued by that court.
The five judges who make up the chamber ruled virtually in favor of the suspension of X, which came into effect gradually from early Saturday morning and will remain in place until the social network complies with “all” of the court’s decisions, which “valid for all companies operating in Brazil,” according to the ruling.
The first vote was taken by the case instructor, Alexandre de Moraes, whom Musk calls a “dictator” and has been insulting for months on the X itself, after he ordered the suspension of dozens of profiles on that platform in the context of a trial regarding the massive dissemination of fake news.
None of these orders were complied with and Musk even withdrew his legal representatives from Brazil, claiming that they were under threat of being imprisoned by De Moraes.
In his vote, which was supported by Judge Flávio Dino, De Moraes cited the “repeated, conscious and voluntary failure to comply with court orders and payment of fines” imposed by the court on Musk’s company.
According to the judge, this would be intended to “establish an environment of total impunity and a ‘lawless land’” to facilitate “the actions of extremist groups and digital militias on social networks” through “massive dissemination of Nazi, racist, fascist, hateful and anti-democratic speeches.”
Suspension of Social Network X and conflict with Starlink
The injunction against X has been joined by another front in the legal conflict with Starlink, also owned by Musk, which has refused to comply with the suspension of the social network in Brazil.
The accounts of Starlink, which offers satellite internet services and has some 215,000 active lines in Brazil, have been blocked by De Moraes in order to ensure payment of fines imposed on X.
However, the Internet company announced on Sunday that it will not comply with the decision against X until the block on his accounts is lifted.
The sanctions against the South African tycoon’s companies were adopted in the midst of the campaign for the municipal elections next October, which has stirred up the polarization between the right led by former president Jair Bolsonaro and the progressivism embodied by the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro has condemned what he calls “ideological persecution” against “conservatives,” while Lula has declared that every foreign company operating in Brazil must “respect” the country’s justice system.
With information from EFE
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2024-09-02 22:46:14
