The move further escalates the monthslong feud between Musk and Justice Alexandre de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.
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00:00A Supreme Court justice in Brazil has ordered the suspension of social media platform X
00:07after its chief Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country.
00:13Justice Alexandre de Moraes warned Musk on Wednesday that X could be blocked if he failed
00:17to comply with his order and set a 24-hour deadline.
00:21X hasn't had a representative in Brazil since earlier this month.
00:25In his decision, de Moraes said Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian
00:30sovereignty and in particular for the judiciary.
00:33The full bench of the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case, but no date for deliberations
00:38has been set.
00:40In a post on X, Musk slammed de Moraes as an evil dictator cosplaying as a judge.
00:46But in a radio interview on Friday night, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
00:51said everyone with investments in Brazil must abide by the law and respect Supreme
00:56Court rulings.