Brazil's Supreme Court will vote on Monday on whether or not to uphold a call to ban social media platform X, previously generally known as Twitter.
Justice Alexander Moraes known as for a vote. The platform has been suspended within the nation Saturday morning.
This occurred when X did not appoint a brand new authorized consultant in Brazil earlier than the deadline set by the court docket.
The dispute between Justice Moraes and X proprietor Elon Musk started in April when the choose ordered the suspension of dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation.
The Supreme Court of Brazil has 11 judges, divided into two chambers of 5 members every, excluding the Chief Justice. The chambers can vote to uphold or reject the choices of any of their judges.
Justice Moraes is a member of the First Chamber which is able to assessment his resolution to ban X.
Reacting to the choice to ban X, Mr Musk mentioned: “Free expression is a cornerstone of democracy and an unelected pseudo-judge in Brazil is destroying it for political purposes.”
In his ruling, Justice Moraes gave firms together with Apple and Google a five-day deadline to take away X from their app shops and block its use on iOS and Android gadgets.
He added that for people or companies which can be nonetheless accessing utilizing X, digital Private Network (VPN) might be fined R$50,000 (£6,700).
X closed its workplace in Brazil final month and mentioned its consultant had been threatened with arrest if she didn’t adjust to orders, which it described as “censorship” that it mentioned was unlawful below Brazilian regulation.
Justice Moraes had ordered that x accounts accused of spreading misinformation – lots of which had been supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro – must be blocked throughout the investigation.
Brazil is alleged to be one of many largest markets for Mr Musk's social media community.
With inputs from BBC
