Elon Musk demands resignation of Alexandre de Moraes, judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil

Elon Muskplatform owner Brazilwhom he accuses of “censorship” for blocking accounts on his platform suspected of spreading misinformation.

“That judge He blatantly and repeatedly betrayed the Constitution and the people of Brazil. He should resign or be fired”, said the person also responsible for the electric car manufacturer Tesla and the aerospace company SpaceX on the social network that he acquired the majority of in 2022.

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The billionaire also promised to soon publish “all (judicial) requests for Alexandre de Moraes and how these requests violate the law.”

Saturday night, Musk began a series of attacks against the high magistrate in Xnamely saying that he would challenge his court decisions “lifting all restrictions” that were imposed on him, although without giving further details.

“We will probably lose all our revenue in Brazil and have to close our offices there. But principles are more important than profits,” he insisted.

A judge with an iron character and a divisive figure, tyrannical for some and a fervent defender of democracy for others, Alexandre de Moraes is one of the 11 members of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (STF).

Furthermore, the magistrate presides over the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), responsible for organizing and monitoring popular voting bodies.

Alexandre de Moraes led the fight against disinformation in Brazil in recent years and ordered the blocking of accounts of influential figures on social media, most of them supporters of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022).

The latter was declared ineligible in June 2023 by the TSE chaired by Alexandre de Moraes, accused of having disseminated false information about the Brazilian electoral system.

Bolsonaro is also being investigated for an “attempted coup” to avoid his electoral defeat to the current left-wing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in October 2022, after a mob of his supporters invaded the headquarters of the three powers. Brasilia.

Source: Elcomercio

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