Gone quiet · last update Oct 8, 2024 / Brazil
Brazil's ban on Musk's X and his feud with Justice Alexandre de Moraes
Overview · reviewed October 24, 2026
Coverage over time
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Weekly counts, outlets and reports (6 weeks with coverage)
| Week of (UTC) | Left | Center | Right | Of tracked | Share | Receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2024 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 13% | |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1% | |
| Sep 2, 2024 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 40 | 19% | |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 42 | 21% | |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4% | |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6% |
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Background
Musk clashed with Moraes from April 2024 over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X.[3] In August, X said it would close its operations in Brazil, claiming that Moraes had threatened to arrest its legal representative there if it did not comply with his orders.[4] After Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country, Moraes ordered X suspended nationwide,[1] and a panel of the court unanimously upheld the order.[5]
The ban lasted more than a month. Musk said Brazil had also frozen the assets of his satellite internet company, Starlink, which then said it would comply with the order to block X.[6] Bluesky said it had added two million users in Brazil in a week,[7] and the court imposed daily fines on X and Starlink for allegedly evading the ban.[8] Brazil lifted the ban in October after Musk complied with all of the court's demands.[2] Musk's ownership of X is followed in a separate arc.
Supporting stories (8)
- A Brazilian Supreme Court judge blocks X in Brazil, in a dispute with Elon Musk
- Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
- Musk feuds with Brazilian top judge over X – DW
- X shuts Brazil operations over 'censorship' orders: Musk – DW
- Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
- Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil
- Social media platform Bluesky attracts millions in Brazil after judge bans Musk's X
- Elon Musk's X and Starlink face nearly $1 million in daily fines for alleged ban evasion in Brazil
The full record
October 2024
September 2024
August 2024
- Is Brazil’s ban of social media platform X legal or political?
- Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
- With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
- A Brazilian Supreme Court judge blocks X in Brazil, in a dispute with Elon Musk
- X shuts Brazil operations over 'censorship' orders: Musk – DW
Coverage & sources
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