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Brazilian VPN usage soars as X faces potential restrictions

As Brazil investigates Elon Musk's refusal to comply with blocking orders, X's owner urged users to download a VPN to evade censorship. Here's why.

TechRadar · Apr 10, 2024

Why Has Elon Musk Suddenly Become Entangled in a Battle Over Fake News with Brazil's Supreme Court

Justice Alexandre de Moraes has said that Musk began waging a "disinformation campaign" over a separate investigation

Latin Times · Apr 8, 2024

Brazil's Supreme Court judge opens an investigation of Elon Musk over misinformation

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation into Musk for alleged obstruction.

WEKU · Apr 8, 2024

Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency

A Brazilian magazine has released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Bolsonaro attended meeting about plot to keep him in power, senator says

Senator says he was asked to get justice to make compromising comments on tape as Bolsonaro ‘sat in silence’

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2023

Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil

With his athletic build and bald head, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes cuts an imposing figure

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated by Brazil's supreme court over supporters' riot

On January 8, supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Three Powers Square in Brasilia, Brazil, smashing windows and ransacking the Presidential Palace, National Congress and Supreme Court

Daily Mirror · Jan 14, 2023

Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro for riot

Brazil's Supreme Court granted the request from the prosecutor general's office to include Bolsonaro in the wider investigation, citing a video he posted on Facebook two days after the riot.

WEKU · Jan 14, 2023

Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to investigate Bolsonaro over riot

Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.

France 24 · Jan 14, 2023

Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot

Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023