X to close Brazil operations ‘effective immediately’ By Reuters

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “with immediate effect” due to what it called a “censorship order” from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.

X claims that Moraes secretly threatened one of his legal representatives in Brazil with arrest if he did not comply with legal orders to remove certain content from his platform. Brazil’s Supreme Court, where Moraes has a seat, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The X service remains available to people in Brazil, billionaire Elon Musk’s platform said on Saturday.