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Meet ‘Big Alex,’ Brazilian judge who led Bolsonaro’s trial, challenged Trump, Musk

September 14, 2025 admin

Some Brazilian historians now count 14 coup attempts in the republic’s 136 years. Some have been successful, including the one that installed a military dictatorship between 1964-1985. But only the latest, which a Supreme Court panel ruled was orchestrated by former President Jair Bolsonaro, ended with prison sentences for its leaders, instigators and supporters, many…

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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with Judge

August 31, 2024 admin

Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) early Saturday (August 31, 2024), making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire refused to name a legal representative to the country. The move escalates a monthslong feud between Mr. Musk and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice…

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Why Brazil Supreme Court Judge Banned X

August 31, 2024 admin

Brazil Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes and Elon Musk have been in a public feud for months After a months-long standoff over disinformation, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge banned billionaire Elon Musk’s social media network X in the country on Friday. The judge, Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the “immediate, complete and comprehensive suspension of…

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The Hindu Morning Digest: August 31, 2024

August 31, 2024 admin

Elon Musk’s social media giant X has clashed with Justice Alexandre de Moraes (in picture) over its reluctance to comply with orders to block users. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Senior ICAR scientists hired laterally without reservation More than 2,700 scientists at India’s top farm research body — accounting for an overwhelming majority of senior-level…

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Brazilian Judge Alexandre de Moraes suspends Elon Musk’s X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

August 30, 2024 admin

Elon Musk’s social media giant X has clashed with Justice Alexandre de Moraes (in picture) over its reluctance to comply with orders to block users. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name…

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Elon Musk Calls For Ouster Of Brazil Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes

April 7, 2024 admin

Beginning Saturday evening, Musk took to X to launch a series of attacks against the justice. Rio de Janeiro: X owner Elon Musk on Sunday called for the resignation or removal of a Brazilian Supreme Court justice whom the billionaire entrepreneur accused of censorship for blocking accounts suspected of spreading disinformation. “This judge has brazenly…

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