Moraes has issued many rulings blocking social media accounts as he spearheaded a crusade against perceived attacks on democracy and the political use of disinformation in Brazil.

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, was fined 8.1 million reais ($1.42 million) by Brazil’s Supreme Court for not complying with judicial orders. The fine was imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after X failed to remove a profile accused of spreading misinformation and did not provide the user’s registration data,