Trump Media, Rumble Ask US Court to Issue Restraining Order Against Brazilian Judge

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of the Rumble video platform in Brazil.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes attends a session of the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 27, 2024. Adriano Machado/Reuters

President Donald Trump’s media group and Rumble Inc. filed an emergency motion in a U.S. federal court on Feb. 22 seeking a temporary restraining order against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after he ordered a nationwide suspension of Rumble’s video-sharing service in Brazil.

De Moraes issued the suspension order on Feb. 21, after Rumble Inc. and Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) filed a lawsuit against him on Feb. 19, accusing him of violating U.S. free speech laws when he ordered the shutdown of accounts belonging to a Brazilian user living in the United States.