Exactly. It’s one justice on the Supreme Court, with the support of President Lula, suppressing political speech from the opposition. The Brazilian constitution explicitly says expression is protected without censorship in article 5. But this corrupt justice claims the other court he serves on simultaneously gave himself the power he’s exercising, to unilaterally censor content, ban accounts, and arrest people for protected speech. Twitter (not Musk’s decision but their CEO) would comply if orders were legal. But they’re illegal under Brazil’s own law. And we saw how unhinged the administration has become, with the ban on VPNs and threat to fine VPN users thousands a day. I expect other tech companies to avoid having an office in Brazil given aggressive intimidation tactics like seizing personal assets of Twitter’s lawyer.
By the way, the title of the linked article is misinformation. There is no need to “comply with local laws”, because no such laws were passed. The offending justice, Alexandre de Moraes, himself claims his power from a ruling from the other court that he served as president of. Which makes zero sense.
By the way, the title of the linked article is misinformation. There is no need to “comply with local laws”, because no such laws were passed. The offending justice, Alexandre de Moraes, himself claims his power from a ruling from the other court that he served as president of. Which makes zero sense.