the Brazilian Supreme Court issued an order suspending X calling its owner Elon Musk an outlaw who would allow the massive spread of disinformation hate speech and attacks on the Democratic rule of law some 40 million Brazilians who use the platform will lose access and will face Hefty fines if caught using an encrypted Connection in response musk called the judge who issued the order Alexandri de Moray an evil dictator trying to shut down the number one source of Truth in Brazil Moray has played a critical role in President Lou nasio Lula Silva's efforts to crack down on right-wing disinformation in Brazil the feud with X has been publicly brewing for months with musk refusing to block certain accounts that the judge has accused of spreading fake news president dilva defended the court order to suspend X on Friday okay having a lot of money does not allow you to disrespect Brazilian laws is an American citizen he's not a citizen of the world he can't defend presidents congressmen the senate or the Supreme Court who does he think he is musk has been commended by conservative supporters of former Brazilian president Jer bolsonaro who say they've been silenced by the dilva government musk has fought to make X an open platform where almost anything goes though in India he notably agreed with a government request to remove links critical of India's Prime Minister media experts say musk has become a polarizing figure often siding with right-wing governments those that lean towards conservatives and the far right will criticize um Justice alishan Jim eyes and praise musk as you know the the hero of free speech musk's satellite internet company starlink has also been caught up in the Brazilian dispute with the Supreme Court freezing the firm's bank accounts because of x's paid fines it's unclear how long exus suspension in Brazil will last but some experts predict musk will eventually agree to the government restrictions while claiming himself as the victim Heidi Joe Castro Al jazer make sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest news from Al jazer