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Trump Sends Lula A Letter Imposing 50% Tariffs, Calls Bolsonaro Trial A 'Witch Hunt' — Brazil's President Hits Back: 'Will Not Accept Any Form Of Tutelage'
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 9:59pm | 843Tensions are flaring between the United States and Brazil following President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American nation. What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump wrote a letter telling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the trial of...
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Elon Musk Reacts After Brazilian President's Wife Swears At Tesla CEO: 'They Will Lose The Next Election'
Sunday, November 17, 2024 - 2:21am | 305Brazil's first Lady Rosangela da Silva reportedly swore at Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk at an event in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. What Happened: "F— you, Elon Musk," she said while talking about the need to regulate social media, Bloomberg reported. Musk responded to the snippet of the First...
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Elon Musk's X Paid $5M To Wrong Bank In Brazil, Delaying Reinstatement Of Its Services In The Country
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 3:38am | 472Brazil’s Supreme Court has announced a delay in allowing X, owned by Elon Musk, to resume operations in the country due to a payment error. What Happened: The social media platform mistakenly paid $5 million in fines to the wrong bank, hindering its efforts to lift a suspension imposed in...
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Elon Musk's X Fined $1M A Day By Brazil's Supreme Court For Defying Ban On Platform: Judge Says Part Of Effort To 'Clean Up The Internet'
Friday, September 20, 2024 - 2:53am | 667Brazil's Supreme Court has fined Elon Musk‘s social media platform nearly $1 million daily for allowing access to X, despite a ban. What Happened: The court accused Musk of switching X's network provider to partially restore access. This maneuver was seen as an attempt to bypass the ban...
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Elon Musk's X Manages To Dodge Brazil Ban With Software Update, Court Wants An Explanation
Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 2:22am | 506Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, formerly Twitter, had managed to temporarily bypass a ban in Brazil with the help of an automatic update of its software. What Happened: On Wednesday, the Brazilian Association of Internet and Telecommunications Providers, or ABRINT,...
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SpaceX Reportedly Evacuates Employees From Brazil, Halts Travel Amid Elon Musk's Legal Battle With Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes Over X
Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 3:15am | 757SpaceX has reportedly evacuated employees from Brazil and advised against travel to the country, as Elon Musk faces legal issues with Brazil’s Supreme Court over his social media platform X. What Happened: In an email last week, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell instructed employees to avoid...
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Elon Musk's Starlink Bows To Brazil's Top Court, Blocks Access To X In The Country: 'We Continue To Pursue All Legal Avenues…'
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 9:56pm | 693Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s satellite broadband company, Starlink, has decided to comply with a Brazilian court order to block access to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in Brazil, reversing its previous stance. What Happened: Starlink initially...
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Just Because Elon Musk Is Rich, The World Doesn't Have To Put Up With His 'Far-Right Ideology,' Says Brazil's President Lula Da Silva
Monday, September 2, 2024 - 9:26pm | 590President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that Brazil should set a global example of how to handle Elon Musk, following the Supreme Court of Brazil confirming a ban on the tech entrepreneur’s social media platform X. The decision reportedly came after the platform was accused of spreading hate...
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Brazil Judge Bans X After Months-Long Feud, Threatens Fines Of Nearly $9K Per Day On Users Who Try To Access Elon Musk's Social Media Platform Using VPNs
Friday, August 30, 2024 - 9:55pm | 854On Friday, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice called for an immediate halt to the operations of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, intensifying the ongoing dispute between the court and Elon Musk. What Happened: Justice Alexandre de Moraes demanded a complete and immediate...
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Elon Musk Lashes Out At Judge After Brazil's Supreme Court Blocks Starlink's Bank Accounts: 'Criminal Wearing Judges Robes Like A Halloween Costume'
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 9:49pm | 778On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Brazil imposed a financial freeze on Elon Musk‘s Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX. This action is part of an escalating legal dispute that could potentially lead to the suspension of Musk’s social media platform, X, in Brazil. What Happened:...
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Elon Musk Slams Brazilian Supreme Court Amid Ongoing Dispute: 'When Given An Order To Break The Law, We Must Refuse'
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 8:51am | 811Amid a legal dispute with Brazilian authorities, Elon Musk has said that his social media platform will respect the country's laws while refusing orders from the Supreme Court to break them. What Happened: On Monday, Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, to address the ongoing legal issues in Brazil....
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'This Is Getting Spicy': Elon Musk's Brazil Controversy Sparks US Inquiry Over Allegations Of Legal Infractions
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 12:54am | 631The U.S. House of Representatives has launched an inquiry into billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s activities in Brazil, which are alleged to have violated Brazilian law. What Happened: Musk revealed that the U.S. House of Representatives had contacted X concerning his behavior in Brazil. He...
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Elon Musk Asks Brazilian Member Of Congress Why Parliament Allows Their Supreme Court Justice 'The Power Of A Brutal Dictator'
Monday, April 8, 2024 - 10:52pm | 751Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk, under investigation by the Brazilian Supreme Court for obstructing justice in a social media dispute, has now questioned their Parliament’s inaction against Justice Alexandre de Moraes, referring to him as a “brutal dictator.” What Happened: On Monday,...
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Elon Musk Hit With Obstruction Of Justice Inquiry After He Calls For Impeachment Of Brazil's Top Judge: 'Abuse Of Economic Power'
Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 11:52pm | 538Tech billionaire and CEO of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk, is now under investigation by the Brazilian Supreme Court for obstructing justice in a social media dispute. What Happened: On Sunday, Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes initiated an inquiry into Musk’s actions...