Moraes v Musk: The ongoing battle between Brazil’s Supreme Court and the global billionaire 

Tension escalates as Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Moraes bans X after Musk shuts down operations and fails to name a new legal rep in the country.

After months of openly challenging the decisions of the Brazilian Supreme Court, Elon Musk announced the shutdown of X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil. The decision was communicated to all 40 X employees in the country on the morning of August 17, 2024. However, Musk kept X’s services available to Brazilian

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