By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (Worthy News) – A tense calm returned to the streets of Brazil’s most populous city on Sunday after thousands protested against a ban on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Demonstrators, some clad in the yellow-and-green colors of Brazil’s flag, poured onto Sao Paulo’s Av. Paulista.
Many carried signs referring to the ban on the social media platform, and images of Musk abounded during Saturday’s rally. “Thank you for defending our freedom,” read one banner praising the tech entrepreneur.
Saturday’s march is a test of former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro‘s capacity to mobilize turnout ahead of the October municipal elections, even
though Brazil’s electoral court has barred him from running for office until 2030.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered X’s nationwide ban on August 30, after months of feuding with Musk over the limits of free speech.
The powerful judge has spearheaded efforts to ban “far-right” users from spreading “misinformation on social media.
He also ramped up his clampdown after diehard Bolsonaro supporters ransacked Congress and the presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023, in an attempt to overturn Bolsonaro’s defeat in the presidential
election.
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