Thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil on Saturday, the country’s Independence Day, to protest the communist leader’s move. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to ban Elon Musk’s social network Twitternow known as that Brazil’s electoral court has banned him from running for office until 2030. “We must stop those who violate the limits of the Constitution. I hope that the Federal Senate will put an end to Moraes, this dictator who is doing more harm to the country than [Luiz Inacio] Lula da Silva,” Bolsonaro said.
Between the cries of “Thank you for defending our freedom!”, the protest in Brazil has also become a referendum on Twitter, the suspension of which has raised blisters even among some opponents of Bolsonaro. The powerful left-wing Supreme Court justice Alexander de Moraes On August 30, it illegalized the social media platform in Brazil, which has a audience of 203 million people. From Moraes in his sentence gave the country’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, 24 hours to shut down Twitter and ordered Apple and Google to block use of the app after a months-long series of clashes with Musk, who refused to close accounts in Brazil of conservative users.
Lula da Silva’s Twitter joke in Brazil ended months of retaliation against Elon Musk for not censoring various conservative users, when in April Alexandre de Moraes ordered Twitter to delete several accounts. Moreover, at the end of August, with the ban, dIt was decided to impose fines of 8,000 euros per day on all users who attempt to access Elon Musk’s social network. In addition, Lula da Silva pressured him to censor users close to this network to former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and others who have expressed liberal or conservative views.
Since 2019, before Musk bought the social network in 2022, Twitter has been forced to close 226 accounts of conservative users, accused of undermining Brazilian democracy. including those of lawmakers affiliated with Bolsonaro’s party. When Musk refused to close accounts, De Moraes had already warned last month that his legal representative could be arrested, prompting Twitter to dissolve its local office. It was at that time that the social network was banned. Now, Musk and Bolsonaro are flexing their muscles in Brazil at Lula da Silva.
