Alexandre Files: Judge Accused of Silencing Senator In Response to Brazil X Ban
The Alexandre Files claims to reveal the unlawful directives issued to X by Alexandre de Moraes. | Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images.
Key Takeaways
- Brazil’s Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of X on Friday, Aug. 30.
- The Alexandre Files X account is dedicated to “revealing unlawful directives issued to X” by Moraes.
- Elon Musk’s public feud with Moraes has lasted months.
- Despite public backlash, Moraes has defended his decisions.
Elon Musk has a dedicated account for the public conflict between Brazil’s Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes and his social platform X.
On Saturday, Aug. 31, just one day after Moraes banned X in Brazil, the social media platform created the ‘Alexandre Files’ account, which vowed to “reveal the unlawful directives issued to X” by the judge.
The Alexandre Files
On Saturday, X said it was “forced to create” the ‘Alexandre Files’ account “because there is no transparency from the court, and the people who are being censored have no recourse to appeal.”
“Our own appeals have been ignored,“ it added.
The first post on the Alexandre Files account claimed that an August 8 order for X to block seven individual accounts was “in direct violation of Brazilian law.“
“X must block, within two hours and in secret, the following accounts (including that of a sitting Brazilian Senator) in their entirety, without any reference to a single illegal post from any of the accounts,“ the order reads.
The post from X highlights a portion of Brazilian law that states, “Any and all censorship of a political, ideological, and artistic nature is forbidden.”
One of the seven accounts Moraes ordered X to block was Brazilian Senator Marcos do Val.
In a series of posts on the account, X alleged that anyone “who seeks to expose him [Moraes] or his accomplices — in any way — must be silenced in the name of ‘democracy.‘”
The social media platform claimed that Moraes had violated “Articles 5 and 220 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution.”
In one example, X shared a now-deleted post from Senator Val that denounced Federal Police Delegate Fabio Alvarez Shor for acting as a henchman for Moraes and violating the human rights of Brazilians under Moraes’ orders.
Marcos do Val Publicly Defends X
Senator Marcos do Val rushed to the defense of Elon Musk and X after Moraes’ ruling.
The disgruntled senator wrote on X that Moraes had been “demonstrating a serious mental disorder and should be removed to a prison with mental treatment.”
Val claimed the Judge’s rulings were driven by “personal revenge“ and had “generated serious consequences for human dignity, configuring, in many cases, true crimes against humanity.”
Elon Musk vs Alexandre
In classic Musk style, the CEO took to his social media platform to announce the launch of the Alexandre Files account and slam Moraes as a “fake judge.”
“Today, we launch the daily data dump on the crimes—under *Brazilian*law- that fake ‘judge‘ Alexandre has committed, ” Musk said in the post.
“He can block this platform in Brazil, but he can’t stop the whole world from knowing his illegal, shameful & hypocritical deeds. Karma’s a b*tch bro,“ he added.
Musk has long criticized Alexandre de Moraes’ actions, accusing him of overreaching his authority and silencing free speech in Brazil.
The Tesla CEO even likened him to “Harry Potter“ villain Voldemort and a “criminal.”
Despite public backlash, Moraes has defended his decisions, arguing that the measures were necessary to protect democracy and prevent the spread of harmful misinformation.
Moraes supporters claim that his heavy-handed approach is needed to protect democracy.
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