Overview
- X issued a statement on Nov. 21 via its Global Government Affairs account criticizing Brazilian judicial takedown orders.
- Decisions from Brasília’s 2nd and 5th Civil Courts required deletion of posts that used the phrase about the Workers’ Party, labeling it an unfounded criminal accusation.
- One Nov. 3 ruling targeted deputy Nikolas Ferreira, with Judge Wagner Pessoa Vieira finding the post caused moral damage.
- X characterized the removals as censorship that undermines free expression and stifles open debate on the platform.
- The PT pursued legal action after an Oct. 28 Rio police operation that left 121 dead, and similar posts from multiple accounts were also ordered removed.