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- Title
Behind the Musk/GOP Lying Campaign Against Brazil's Judiciary.
- Authors
MIER, BRIAN
- Abstract
This article discusses the controversy surrounding a series of tweets by Michael Shellenberger and Elon Musk, which alleged crimes by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Shellenberger claimed that Moraes had pressed criminal charges against Twitter Brasil's lawyer for refusing to turn over personal information on political enemies. However, it was later revealed that the only criminal charge filed against Twitter Brazil was related to the company's refusal to provide personal data on a leader of Brazil's largest cocaine trafficking organization. Estela Aranha, former Secretary of Digital Rights in the Brazilian Justice Ministry, explains the differences between freedom of expression laws in Brazil and the United States, highlighting the restrictions on speech during election campaigns in Brazil. Aranha believes that Musk and Shellenberger's attacks are aimed at delegitimizing the Brazilian court system and strengthening the far-right leadership in the country.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MUSK, Elon, 1971-; REPUBLICAN Party (U.S. : 1854- ); MASSACRES; JUSTICE administration; LAW offices; CRIMINAL procedure; JUSTICE; DUE process of law
- Publication
CounterPunch, 2024, p1
- ISSN
1086-2323
- Publication type
Article