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US President removes sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over convic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The US government imposed sanctions against the justice, Alexandre de Moraes, in July under the Global Magnitsky Act after the case was brought against Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The Magnitsky Act is a rarely used law that allows the United States to impose asset freezes and travel bans on for
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Brazil former President Bolsonaro ordered to serve 27-year prison term for
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to CNN, Bolsonaro has been in custody at Brazil's Federal Police headquarters since Saturday after authorities detained him for allegedly tampering with his court-ordered ankle monitor. On Tuesday, Justice Moraes stated that Bolsonaro would serve his sentence at the police headq
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Brazil's Federal Police finalise 'quick, discreet' arrest plan for Jair Bo
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Brazil's Federal Police have reportedly drawn up a detailed and swift operational plan for the possible detention of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been handed a sentence of 27 years and three months. According to a report carried by InfoMoney and also highlighted repeatedly by Bra
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Brazil's top court declines to arrest Bolsonaro
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brazil's Supreme Court has decided not to arrest former President Jair Bolsonaro for now, after warning he may have violated a social media ban. Justice Alexandre de Moraes called the incident "isolated" but warned future violations would lead to arrest, Al Jazeera reported.
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US revokes visa of Brazilian Supreme Court judge over Bolsonaro crackdown
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The U.S. revoked the visa of Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes over his actions against ex-President Bolsonaro, escalating tensions with Brazil. Moraes had ordered Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor and face restrictions, prompting U.S. criticism. The Washington Post reported ongoing dispu
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Brazil: Top court unfreezes bank accounts of X, Starlink following USD 3 m
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
After directing the transfer of more than USD 3 million in outstanding fines, Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Brazilian Supreme Court has unfrozen the bank accounts of the satellite internet company Starlink and the social media platform X, reported Al Jazeera.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX satellite internet service Starlink says will comply wi
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered the freeze of Starlink's financial transactions. On September 2, all five judges in Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously voted to uphold the ban imposed on Musk's social media platform 'X'.
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Brazil's top court orders nationwide suspension of Elon Musk's X
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF) of Brazil on Friday ordered the immediate and complete suspension of the operation of X, formerly Twitter, throughout the national territory.
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Brazil's top court threatens to suspend X over lack of legal representativ
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF) of Brazil has asked Elon Musk to appoint a legal representative for his social media platform X in Brazil within 24 hours or face the consequences of a nationwide suspension.
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Social media platform X to shut operations in Brazil, blames top judge for
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The company's decision comes after a legal battle with Alexandre de Moraes over the platform's rights and responsibilities to counter disinformation.
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Elon Musk says X received inquiry from US House of Representatives on acti
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Social media platform X owner Elon Musk has said that X has received an inquiry from the US House of Representatives "regarding actions taken in Brazil that were in violation of Brazilian law."
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