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Musk Shines Spotlight on Brazil’s Dictatorship

‘We will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit,’ Musk said.
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Musk Shines Spotlight on Brazil’s Dictatorship
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023 and (R) the new Twitter logo rebranded as X, pictured on a screen in Paris on July 24, 2023. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images
Augusto Zimmermann
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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.

Augusto Zimmermann
Augusto Zimmermann
Ph.D.
Augusto Zimmermann, PhD, LLD, is a professor and head of law at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education in Perth. He is also president of the Western Australian Legal Theory Association and served as a commissioner with the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Zimmermann has authored numerous books, including “Western Legal Theory: History, Concepts and Perspectives" and “Foundations of the Australian Legal System: History, Theory, and Practice.”
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