Tesla AND SpaceX Elon Muskunder investigation by Brazil’s Supreme Court for obstructing justice in a social media dispute, has now questioned Parliament’s inaction against Justice Alexander of Moraesreferring to him as a “brutal dictator”.
What happened: On Monday, Marcel van Hattemmember of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, took to X, formerly Twitter, and thanked Musk for his support in denouncing and challenging the actions of the Brazilian Supreme Court.
Hattem said: “As a member of the Brazilian Congress who has been denouncing and fighting abuses of our Supreme Court for years, I want to express my deepest gratitude to @elonmusk.”
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He said the tech mogul’s current aid to Brazil exceeds that of several members of the Brazilian House and Senate. “You represent millions of Brazilians who oppose censorship and tyranny far better than their elected representatives, who still refuse to investigate and impeach Supreme Court justices.”
In response, Musk questioned why the Brazilian Parliament allows Moraes to wield such power. “Why does parliament grant @alexandre the power of a brutal dictator? They were elected, he wasn’t. Throw him out.”
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In a separate post, Musk responded to the American journalist and author Glenn Greenwaldsaying, “How long will it take before dictator Moraes is deposed, do you think?”
Because matter: These comments come after he challenged Brazil’s Supreme Court’s order to block some accounts on his social media platform, X, which he acquired for $44 billion in October 2022. The tech billionaire called it “draconian” the court’s requests and condemned attempts at censorship.
“This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and the people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached.”
After this statement by Musk, Moraes launched an investigation into Musk’s conduct towards the social media company “abuse of economic power, for attempting to influence public opinion in an illegal way”.
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