Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes accused Musk of “instigating disobedience” and obstruction of justice after refusing to comply with an order to ban accounts in Brazil.
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered an investigation into Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of social media app X, formerly Twitter, as part of an escalating conflict between the company and the nation’s government—which accuses the platform of hosting influential accounts that spread fake news and misinformation.Key Facts
On Saturday, X’s Global Government Affairs account confirmed that “certain popular accounts in Brazil” were blocked—but noted that X was restricted from revealing which accounts were targeted and was not told which posts violated the law or the reason the blocking orders were issued.
However, Musk ordered the company to reinstate the accounts on Saturday night, claiming the order is unconstitutional and calling on De Moraes to resign or face impeachment.
In a court order issued on Sunday, De Moraes accused Musk of starting a “disinformation campaign,” “instigating the disobedience and obstruction of justice,” and “declaring that the platform will terminate compliance with the orders issued by the Brazilian Court related to blocking profiles criminals and who spread fraudulent news.
