Brazil’s top prosecutor defends X ban, urges Supreme Court to end disputes

For Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office, the ban on X does not violate free speech rights in the country.

Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (PGR) has urged the country’s Supreme Court to dismiss legal actions challenging the ban on social media platform X.

The PGR argued that suspending Elon Musk’s social media platform does not violate free speech rights and stressed that the lawsuits against the ban lack legal grounds. 

The decision comes after Brazil’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes blocked the platform on Aug. 30 after it refused to name a local legal representative. Brazilian law requires social media platforms operating in the country to designate a legal representative.

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For Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office, the ban on X does not violate free speech rights in the country.
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office (PGR) has urged the country’s Supreme Court to dismiss legal actions challenging the ban on social media platform X. The PGR argued that suspending Elon Musk’s social media platform does not violate free speech rights and stressed that the lawsuits against the ban lack legal grounds. The decision comes after Brazil’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes blocked the platform on Aug. 30 after it refused to name a local legal representative. Brazilian law requires social media platforms operating in the country to designate a legal representative.Read more