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Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block Elon Musk's X
AP |
Sep 03, 2024 02:43 AM IST
The broader support among justices undermines the effort by Elon Musk and his supporters to cast Justice Alexandre de Moraes as an authoritarian renegade.
A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X nationwide, according to the court's website.
The broader support among justices undermines the effort by Musk and his supporters to cast Justice Alexandre de Moraes as an authoritarian renegade who is intent on censoring political speech in Brazil.
The panel that voted in a virtual session was comprised of five of the full bench's 11 justices, including de Moraes, who last Friday ordered the platform blocked for refusing to name a local legal representative, as required by law. It will stay suspended until it complies with his orders and pays outstanding fines that as of last week exceeded $3 million, according to his decision.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/brazil-supreme-court-panel-unanimously-upholds-judges-decision-to-block-elon-musks-x-101725311140587.html