Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Brazilian Supreme Court has punished messaging service Telegram for disobeying an earlier court decision for it to deactivate accounts belonging to the former president’s supporters. The prior decision was reached in January as part of an investigation into vandalism incidents at the nation’s capital’s public buildings. In order to “halt the... 

President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal to have the results of the presidential election in October overturned was denied by Brazil’s electoral court, which also fined his coalition, the Liberal Party, significantly for the departing leader’s “bad faith” in contesting the election. A Supreme Court justice and the head of the Superior Electoral Court, Alexandre de Moraes, rendered... 

Brazilian President Lula da Silva has instructed child services to begin taking children away from parents who deny the election results. Since October millions of disenfranchised Brazilians have taken to the streets to protest what they claim was a stolen election from former President Jair Bolsonaro. From the tweet below: (translated) Around 22:00 hours (11/18/22) the Tutelary Council tried to remove... 

Masked gunmen have killed at least 19 people and injured seven more in a series of shootings on the outskirts of Brazil’s largest city of Sao Paulo, authorities say. “This is very serious and merits a special investigation,” said Secretary of Public Security for Sao Paulo State Alexandre de Moraes in a Friday statement. “We don’t rule out any possibility.” According...