X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge’s content orders

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X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, claimed that Moraes secretly threatened one of the company's legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if the company did not comply with legal orders to remove certain content from its platform.

The social media giant released an image of a document purportedly signed by Moraes, which said it would fine X representative Rachel Nova Conceicao R$20,000 per day if the platform did not fully comply with Moraes' orders. ($3,653) and a warrant for his arrest.

“To protect the safety of our employees, we have decided to close our operations in Brazil, effective immediately,” X said.

Brazil's Supreme Court, where Moraes sits, told Reuters it would not comment on the matter or confirm or deny the authenticity of the documents shared by X.

The platform said on Saturday that the X service remains available to people in Brazil.

Earlier this year, Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts as he investigated so-called “digital militias” accused of spreading fake news and hateful messages during the administration of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. .

Morais opened a ask The billionaire found himself in hot water earlier this year after Musk said he would reactivate Account X that had been blocked by a judge. Musk called the Moraes' decision regarding X “unconstitutional.”

After Musk challengeRepresentative X changed his position, telling Brazil’s Supreme Court that the social media giant will comply with and legal rulings.

Lawyers representing X in Brazil told the Supreme Court in April: “Operation failureIn Moraes Please explain Why it allegedly did not fully comply with his decision.

Musk, in a post on X on Saturday, called Moraes a “complete disgrace to justice” and said there was no way the company would agree to the judge's “request for a secret review and the handover of private information.”