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We are deeply saddened that we have been forced to make this decision. The responsibility lies solely with Alexandre de Moraes,
The decision to close the X office in Brazil was difficult, but, if we had agreed to @alexandre’s (illegal) secret censorship and private information handover demands, there was no way we could explain our actions without being ashamed."
Moraes has chosen to threaten our staff in Brazil rather than respect the law or due process,
Freedom of expression doesn't mean freedom of aggression,
Social networks are not lands without laws,
The resemblance is uncanny.”
In separate posts, Musk called de Moraes an “utter disgrace to justice” and compared him to Harry Potter villain Voldemort, saying The decision to close the X office in Brazil was difficult,
To protect the safety of our staff, we have made the decision to close our operation in Brazil, effective immediately,
Due to demands by 'Justice' @Alexandre in Brazil that would require us to break (in secret) Brazilian, Argentinian, American and international law, X has no choice but to close our local operations in Brazil,
Musk posted, referring to Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes Last night, Alexandre de Moraes threatened our legal representative in Brazil with arrest if we do not comply with his censorship orders. He did so in a secret order, which we share here to expose his actions,