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Violence against Brazil's indigenous people increased despite Lula's efforts to reclaim native lands

Lula da Silva has accused his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, of committing "genocide"

Latin Times · Sep 10, 2024

What remains of ‘Operation Car Wash’, Brazil’s historic anti-corruption probe?

Ten years ago, in March 2014, prosecutors in the Brazilian city of Curitiba transformed a money laundering investigation into a historic anti-corruption probe known as Operação Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash). The probe uncovered evidence of corruption involving some of Brazil’s largest companies and most powerful politicians.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2024

Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law

It is easy to get distracted by the barbs, swipes and bluster of the ongoing and very public spat between the world’s richest man and a fierce justice on Brazil’s highest court. Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, posts regularly of his contempt for Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de…

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2024

Millions of Brazilians flock to Bluesky as X ban sucks in SpaceX's Starlink

The clash between Elon Musk’s X and Brazil’s highest court has become a real Rorschach test.

Fortune · Sep 3, 2024

Brazil’s president says Elon Musk’s wealth doesn’t mean world has to accept his ‘far-right ideology’

“Just because the guy has a lot of money doesn’t mean he can disrespect this [country].”

Fortune · Sep 3, 2024

Brazil’s supreme court upholds ban on Elon Musk’s X over ‘illegal conduct’

Refusal to comply with local laws suggests social media company ‘considered itself above the rule of law’, says judge

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Brazilian Supreme court upholds X ban in the country as feud with Musk continues

Two additional justices sided with Alexandre de Moraes' decision last week, forming a majority in a five-member panel

Latin Times · Sep 2, 2024

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2024

Top Brazilian judge orders suspension of X in the country after deadline passes for Musk to comply with order

Judge Alexandre de Moraes had given Elon Musk a hard deadline to name a legal representative in the country

Latin Times · Aug 30, 2024

Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline

Social media platform to be blocked by ISPs because it did not appoint legal representative in allotted time

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024