Judge in Brazil suspends X after chief Elon Musk fails to name legal representative

The move further escalates the monthslong feud between Musk and Justice Alexandre de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.

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00:00A Supreme Court justice in Brazil has ordered the suspension of social media platform X

00:07after its chief Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country.

00:13Justice Alexandre de Moraes warned Musk on Wednesday that X could be blocked if he failed

00:17to comply with his order and set a 24-hour deadline.

00:21X hasn't had a representative in Brazil since earlier this month.

00:25In his decision, de Moraes said Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian

00:30sovereignty and in particular for the judiciary.

00:33The full bench of the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case, but no date for deliberations

00:38has been set.

00:40In a post on X, Musk slammed de Moraes as an evil dictator cosplaying as a judge.

00:46But in a radio interview on Friday night, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

00:51said everyone with investments in Brazil must abide by the law and respect Supreme

00:56Court rulings.