– Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has closed its office in Brazil amid escalating tensions with Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes.
– The closure follows legal threats from de Moraes, who accused X of being a platform for hate speech and legal noncompliance.
– In a statement, X’s Global Government Affairs office claimed de Moraes threatened to arrest their representative, Rachel Nova Conceicao, if they failed to censor specific content.
– The Brazilian government demanded removal of posts linked to disinformation campaigns against former President Jair Bolsonaro, implementing fines for noncompliance.
– Musk emphasized the importance of principles over profit, asserting that complying with de Moraes’ orders would compromise X’s integrity.