Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice
Alexandre De Moraes had a busy day Thursday, issuing key rulings concerning social platforms X and Rumble - both involving blogger Allan dos Santos' accounts - and former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told Bloomberg that he was mentally prepared to be incarcerated any time soon, and was somehow expecting Federal Police (PF) officers to pick him up. “I sleep well, but I'm already prepared to hear the doorbell ring at 6 am,” announcing it is the PF. Bolsonaro has already been indicted in the alleged coup plot, the alleged vaccination card fraud, and the Saudi jewels case. In another interview last week, Bolsonaro claimed that the charges did not matter.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes deemed former President Jair Bolsonaro a flight risk and refused to return his passport, which the retired Army captain needed to attend Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington DC on Jan. 20. Bolsonaro is under investigation in various cases and had been ordered to surrender his travel document.
Brazil’s government and Justice Branch have reacted strongly to Meta’s announcement to abandon its fact checking program. The country’s newly appointed Communication Minister Sidonio Palmeira criticized Meta's decision, calling it “bad for democracy.”
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes said Thursday that the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising in the country's capital proved that self-regulation of social networks does not work as its defenders claim it does. The magistrate spoke of the system's “bankruptcy” as the STF resumed reviewing the liability of companies operating social networks for the content posted by users, Agencia Brasil reported.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday ordered the social network X reinstated in South America's largest country after banning it for failing to comply with national laws and subsequent court decisions, Agencia Brasil reported.
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes said Friday that tycoon Elon Musk's social platform X had paid its R$ 28.6 million (US$ 5.24 million) fines to a wrong account and ordered this situation to be solved before allowing the service back, Agencia Brasil reported. X has been banned from South America's largest country since Aug. 30.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Moraes Friday ruled that tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X must pay a R$ 10 million (US$ 1.84 million) fine to be reinstated, Agencia Brasil reported. The company had been banned from operating in the South American country for failing to comply with some orders from the judge regarding the suspension of users posting content deemed inappropriate.
Tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X has submitted all the necessary paperwork before Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes to have its services reinstated in South America's largest country after being suspended last month for failing to comply with the magistrate's orders. De Moraes' decision to suspend X nationwide was later upheld unanimously by the STF's First Panel.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ordered funds in the amount of R$ 18.3 million (around US$ 3.29 million) from the Internet Service Provider Starlink transferred to the Federal Government in payments for fines he imposed on the social media platform X for failing to comply with his ruling.