Musk Shines Spotlight on Brazil’s Dictatorship

Published on April 10, 2024

Commentary A concerted initiative backed by the Brazilian government is forcing high-tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Uber, Instagram, and WhatsApp to provide registration data and carry out unlawful censorship. At the helm of this vast censorship scheme is Alexandre de Moraes, president of the Superior Electoral Court and a justice of the Supreme Federal Court. Mr. Moraes is directly leading the effort in Brazil to stifle all political dissent, including imprisoning individuals for content shared on the web. For example, in a recent statement, X (formerly Twitter) communicates that they “are threatened with daily fines if we fail to comply. We believe that such orders are not in accordance with … the Brazilian Federal Constitution, and we challenge the orders legally where possible.”...

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