Brazil’s Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Elon Musk’s X Platform

‘A party that intentionally fails to comply with court decisions appears to consider itself above the rule of law,’ one of the judges wrote.

X CEO Elon Musk during the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on Nov. 1, 2023. Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on Sept. 2 ruled to uphold a countrywide ban and fines on Elon Musk’s X social media platform amid a high-profile spat between the billionaire and the court.

Three judges of a five-member panel of Brazil’s high court formed a majority to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes’s previous ruling shutting down the platform for not complying with local regulations.