Brazil's Supreme Court Threatens To Suspend Platform X

X will shut down operations and lay off staff in Brazil. (photo: x @x)

JAKARTA - Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered Elon Musk, a billionaire owner of message platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to appoint a legal representative for his platform in Brazil within 24 hours. If not fulfilled, the site is threatened with being suspended in the country, according to a court decision issued on Wednesday evening, August 28.

Earlier this month, X announced that it would shut down its operations and lay off its staff in Brazil because of what it calls a "sensorship order" from Moraes, although the platform's services will remain available to users in Brazil.

Brazil's Supreme Court posted a screenshot of Wednesday's court decision on their X account, marking Musk's account as well as the Global Government Affairs account of X. In the document, Moraes stated that in accordance with the law governing internet issues in Brazil, companies that do not respect Brazil's legislation or confidentiality of personal information could experience a temporary suspension of their activities.

Hours after the judge's decision, Musk revealed on X that Moraes "has repeatedly violated the laws he should have complied with."