Elon Musk’s social media platform of problems related to disinformation. However, as announced by Moraes himself last Friday, the platform mistakenly transferred the money to a different bank account than the one indicated in the court order.
Mr. The blockade of Musk harshly criticized Moraes, calling him an “evil dictator” and comparing him to “Voldemort”, the villain from the Harry Potter saga.
Despite the payment of fines and the appointment of a legal representative, X’s future in Brazil remains uncertain. The platform had briefly resumed service in mid-September thanks to a technical fix, but was blocked again by Moraes with the threat of further sanctions. The clash between Musk and Moraes began during the 2022 presidential election campaign, when the judge ordered Twitter to deactivate the accounts of supporters of then-President Jair Bolsonaro. The situation then worsened following attacks by Bolsonaro supporters on federal buildings in Brasilia following the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in January 2023.