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00:00The Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre Dumarais has ordered the full and immediate
00:05suspension of Elon Musk's social media platform X in Brazil.
00:12Until all related court orders are complied with, including the payment of fines.
00:18In his ruling, he condemned the owner of X, saying,
00:22Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian sovereignty and, in particular,
00:27for the judiciary, setting himself up as a true supranational entity and immune to the laws of
00:33each country. The judge on Wednesday said X in Brazil would be suspended if it didn't respect
00:39a deadline to appoint a legal representative as required by Brazilian law. That deadline was not
00:46respected. The row between the judge and the tech billionaire has been simmering for months
00:51after X failed to comply with legal orders to block certain accounts accused of spreading
00:56fake news and hate messages. Musk responded on his social media platform with a volley of posts
01:02saying that, among other things, free speech is the bedrock of democracy and an unelected
01:08pseudo-judge in Brazil is destroying it for political purposes. In his post,
01:14he compares the judge to Lord Voldemort out of the Harry Potter books.
01:19Among those also reacting was the Brazilian president.
01:23Having a lot of money does not allow you to disrespect the Supreme Court.
01:29The citizen is an American citizen. He is not a citizen of the world.
01:33He can't offend presidents, congressmen, the Senate or the Supreme Court. Who does he think he is?
01:40Suspension takes place amid a sharp right-left political divide.
01:45Supporters of Brazil's former hard-right president, Jair Bolsonaro,
01:49see Musk as an ally in their opposition to investigations into so-called digital militias
01:54accused of spreading fake news during Bolsonaro's term of office.