Over the last couple of years, we had to witness American tech businesses suffering under the yoke of what amounts in the end to a ‘smalltown bully’, the tyrannical Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
That was happening as the Lula da Silva leftist regime was prodded by that easy USAID cash and also because the State Department and the CIA during the Joe Biden administration from hell were at the very least complacent and, at most, probably pulling the strings behind the scenes.
While his campaigns against X and Rumble got quite a lot of publicity, other companies such as META and Google were also targets of his judicial (and many times illegal) demands.
But now, there’s a new Sherrif in town, and in the US, some companies are gearing up to take the fight to Moraes in a fashion that he may not have been expecting.
Moraes has become the target of a lawsuit in the United States that was filed by the Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. and the video platform Rumble
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The companies accuse Moraes of illegally attempting to impose ‘Brazilian censorship laws’ on companies based in the United States.
Gazeta do Povo reported on the allegations (edited and translated from the Portuguese by Tupi Report in Telegram):
“Violating freedom of speech, a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In the document, the companies state that Moraes ordered the suspension of accounts belonging to a Brazilian political commentator exiled in the U.S. The individual was not identified. They also cite the suspension of nearly 150 accounts critical of Lula;
violating the CDA (Communications Decency Act). This legislation regulates internet content in the U.S. It includes Section 230, which exempts online service providers from liability for user-generated content;
exercising jurisdiction beyond Brazil by attempting to regulate digital content in the United States. According to the companies, the gag orders issued by Moraes cannot be enforced in the U.S. “No extraterritorial decree or judicial overreach from abroad can override the freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution and law,” they argue;
violating U.S. sovereignty by attempting to impose sanctions and fines on American companies without adhering to international treaties between the two countries, such as the MLAT (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty).”
The plaintiffs claim that if Rumble does not comply with the tyrannical order, Moraes could pressure Apple and Google to remove the Rumble app from their online stores, harming the its operations.
“Although not directly affected, Truth Social, Trump’s social media network, states that it relies on Rumble’s technology for video hosting, which would negatively impact it if the platform’s operations were disrupted. “
These are, reportedly, the requests made in the lawsuit:
“a declaration that Moraes’ orders cannot be enforced in the U.S.;
a ban on companies like Apple and Google removing the Rumble app due to orders from the Supreme Court;
legal protection to ensure that Rumble and TMTG are not forced to comply with foreign censorship.”
Read more:
Brazilian Government Tells Tyrannical Justice Moraes Not To Travel to the US, Lest He Be ARRESTED – Tyrant Judge Unblocks Social Media Users – Rumble Platform Back in Operation in Brazil
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