Operations in Brazil on X Will Be Closed, Says Elon Musk

Elon Musk has stated in a recent X post that the platform will be pulling operations in Brazil, though the social media site will still be available to use for Brazil’s citizens.

X has stated that Alexandre de Moraes, Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice threatened the company’s Brazillian legal representative if X did not follow his demands. Moraes demanded the site remove certain accounts and content to fight against ‘digital militias’. He accused the group responsible for the spread of misinformation, fake news and offensive remarks towards Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former President.

Operations in Brazil: Current State of X

Moraes opened a criminal investigation against Elon Musk. This was done after Musk declared that he would reinstate the accounts on X specifically blocked by the Justice. However, the platform went back on this statement and said that the accounts would remain blocked.

Musk has called Moraes’ actions as unconstitutional and called the Justice an “utter disgrace to justice”. Bolsonaro’s supporters have also come to criticise Moraes and called for his resignation. The former President of Brazil lost the 2022 elections and the country’s SEC blocked Bolsonaro from entering office for 8 years. It was alleged that he wanted to subvert the election results with his fraud claims.

Therefore, X has ceased all operations from the country to protect its employees. X’s staff in Brazil has lost all control over the type of content posted on the platform. It should be noted that even though the company has ceased its operations, the platform can still be used.

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