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- https://issa.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/issa.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/Brazil%20X%20letter.pdf...In July 2019, he went so far as to authorize a raid of the homes and even imprison opposition activists and allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro.1 Though X has complied with past government requests, the company is now resisting. CEO Elon Musk has described the court’s actions as “illegal” while the orders themselves have expanded to require the suspension of the accounts of Members of Parliament and journalists.2 According to an April 2024 Interim Staff Report of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, these “censorship demands were targeted specifically at critics of the Brazilian government.”3 In retaliation, Moraes banned X in Brazil, levied more than $3 million in fines against the company, and imposed $8,900 fines per day against any person or company in Brazil attempting 1 Fox, Michael. ...
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