The tech tycoon posted a series of messages on X casting the judge as an authoritarian rebel who acted unconstitutionally and wanted to politically censor the Brazilian people.<\/p>\n
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Now that judge, Justice Alexandre de Moraes, has the support of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
The panel that voted in a virtual session comprised of five of the full bench\u2019s 11 justices, including Justice de Moraes.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, he ordered the platform to be blocked for refusing to name a local legal representative, as required by law.<\/p>\n
It will stay suspended until it complies with his orders and pays outstanding fines that as of last week exceeded \u00a32.3m, according to his decision.<\/p>\n
X clashed with Justice de Moraes over its reluctance to block users. It alleged the judge wanted an in-country legal representative so that Brazilian authorities can exert leverage over the company by having someone to arrest.<\/p>\n
Justice de Moraes also set a daily fine of 50,000 reais (\u00a36,785) for people or companies using virtual private networks, or VPNs, to access X.<\/p>\n
Some legal experts questioned the grounds for that decision and how it would be enforced, including Brazil\u2019s bar association, which said it would request the Supreme Court review that provision.<\/p>\n
But the majority of the panel upheld the VPN fine, with one justice opposing unless users are shown to be using X to commit crimes.<\/p>\n
The ban also sets up a showdown between Justice de Moraes and Musk\u2019s satellite internet provider Starlink, which is refusing to enforce the justice\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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