Media platform X said on Saturday it would shut down its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to a “censorship order” from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
X claims that Moraes secretly threatened one of his legal representatives in Brazil with arrest if he did not comply with legal orders to remove certain content from his platform. Brazil’s Supreme Court, where Moraes has a seat, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Billionaire Elon Musk’s platform said on Saturday that the X service would remain available to people in Brazil.