The billionaire had held out for more than five months against what he called “censorship” in a feud with a judge in one of X’s largest and most coveted markets. The court shut Brazilians’ access to the platform in late August. A decision from the court on X’s return is still pending, but people close […]
X was shut down in Brazil in late August after it did not comply with orders from the top court related to hate speech moderation in the social platform. But in the last few days, X representatives have started to publicly vocalize intentions to address the court demands, even though the firm had previously said […]
The decision escalates a months-long feud between Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who has previously ordered the suspension of dozens of accounts on X for allegedly spreading disinformation. In April, Moraes ordered an investigation of Musk, accusing him of reactivating some banned accounts. Musk and other critics accuse Moraes of stifling […]
Low humidity and temperatures topping 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) were exacerbating fire conditions in the southeast region, which is facing a prolonged drought. The Sao Paulo state government set up a crisis cabinet Friday night to coordinate work battling the flames. “We currently have 30 cities on high alert for large fires and […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s players didn’t want to take part in Copa America. Look at them now. The Selecao advanced to the final after beating Peru 1-0 in the semifinals on Monday. Shortly after, their star said he hoped to see their archrivals on Saturday at Maracana Stadium. “I want Argentina in the […]
The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is the second submitted for full approval in Brazil after AstraZeneca applied on January 29 for the vaccine it created with Oxford University. That vaccine is being manufactured in Brazil in partnership with the federally funded Fiocruz biomedical center. Brazil has already approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and the Chinese-developed SinoVac shots […]
Brazil’s health regulator has granted emergency approval to two COVID-19 vaccines as the country gears up for a mass inoculation campaign during a devastating second wave of the pandemic. The Anvisa regulator on Sunday approved vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech and Britain’s AstraZeneca for emergency use in Brazil, which has recorded more than 209,000 deaths […]
