Brazil Judge Orders Suspension of Rumble Platform Amid Censorship Lawsuit

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Rumble said Brazilian authorities blocked access to its platform on Friday.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Feb. 21 ordered the suspension of the video-sharing platform Rumble in the country over the companyโ€™s failure to comply with court orders.

The order follows a lawsuit filed by Rumble and President Donald Trumpโ€™s media group against de Moraes on Feb. 19, accusing him of violating U.S. free speech laws when he ordered the suspension of the accounts of a โ€œwell-known politically outspoken userโ€ of Rumble living in the United States.

In his ruling, the justice said that Rumble has โ€œrepeatedly, consciously and willingly not complied, and is trying not to submit to Brazilโ€™s legal order and judiciary.โ€

De Moraes said the U.S.-based company had ignored orders to name a legal representative in Brazil. Foreign companies operating in Brazil must have a local representative to address legal matters within the jurisdiction.

โ€œThereโ€™s no evidence of the regularity of Rumble Incโ€™s representation in Brazilian territory,โ€ the judge wrote in his ruling.

De Moraes said Rumble also ignored orders to remove the account of Allan dos Santos, a Brazilian fugitive accused of spreading fake news. Santos is a staunch supporter of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Rumble spokesman Tim Murtaugh told The Epoch Times via email that as of Friday, Brazilian authorities have blocked access to the U.S.-based video-sharing platform in the South American country following the judgeโ€™s order.

Murtaugh said the suspension order was issued due to Rumbleโ€™s refusal โ€œto censor political dissidents residing in the United States,โ€ adding that the company is exploring โ€œall available legal avenuesโ€ to fight the order.

โ€œJustice de Moraes demanded that Rumble remove specific content and halt financial transactions related to individuals exercising their free speech rights under U.S. law,โ€ Rumble said in a statement.

โ€œOur commitment to free expression and adherence to U.S. legal standards compelled us to reject these extraterritorial censorship demands.โ€

Rumbleโ€™s U.S. attorneys, Martin De Luca and Matthew Schwartz, said the order disrupted the operations of Rumble and the Truth Social platformโ€”which relies on Rumbleโ€™s cloud-based hosting and video streaming infrastructure to provide multimedia contentโ€”in Brazil.

In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, the attorneys said that de Moraesโ€™s action amounts to โ€œa judicial overreachโ€ as he attempted to censor the content of a U.S.-based company.

Byย Aldgra Fredly

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