Brazil’s Supreme Court threatens to suspend X operations

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge threatened on Wednesday to shut down the local operations of X, formerly Twitter, unless it Billionaire owner Elon Musk Appoint a Brazilian legal representative within 24 hours.

The order by Judge Alexandre Demorais is the latest development in an ongoing dispute over Musk’s platform. Clash with De Moras earlier this year The platforms have raised questions about free speech, accounts linked to the far right and misinformation, and have claimed to be victims of censorship.

Earlier this month, X said Evacuating all remaining employees in Brazil “effective immediately,” and said De Moraes had threatened to arrest his legal representatives in the country.

Supreme Court Wednesday Notify X de Moraes of his order in response to a post from the company’s global government affairs account on the social platform.

“If the ruling is not respected, the decision could lead to the suspension of the social media network’s activities in Brazil,” the court said in a statement.

In the United States, free speech is a constitutional right that is much more relaxed than in many countries, including Brazil, where President Mario De Morais in April ordered an investigation into Musk for spreading defamatory false news and possible obstruction of justice and inciting others to participate in a criminal organization.

Brazil’s political right has long been Demoras exceeds his limits His defenders say his actions were legal, supported at least by a majority of the court, and protected democracy at a time when it was under threat.