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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Ricardo Brito

Brazil's crusading justice Moraes ratchets up fight with global tech giants

FILE PHOTO: President of the Superior Electoral Court Alexandre de Moraes attends a ceremony at the Superior Electoral Court headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

The head of Brazil's electoral authority, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, delivered a stern warning to the world's top tech companies on Wednesday, saying he would not let them undermine Brazil's democracy.

Moraes' comments - which included the assertion that global tech giants "believe no jurisdiction in the world can oversee them" - reflect growing global debates about whether the firms are doing enough to police their platforms.

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