Posted 4/9/2024, 7:48:16 PM
Brazilian Justice Targets Musk and X Over Speech Concerns, Prompting Backlash
- Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is targeting Elon Musk and X employees for not restricting accounts he claims spread "fake news"
- De Moraes has a controversial record, using broad powers to investigate, prosecute, and silence people he deems threats
- In addition to the X investigation, de Moraes opened a probe into Musk for an alleged "disinformation campaign" against Brazil's courts
- Musk accused de Moraes of getting current Brazilian President Lula elected by "put[ting] his thumb on the scale"
- Musk says X employees in Brazil were told they will be arrested; he plans a "full data dump" after getting them to safety