A rede social Rumblein the process of suspension in Brazil by order of the minister Alexandre de Moraesdo Supreme Federal Court (STF)He said he was “actively evaluating the situation and exploring all available legal roads” to contest the decision.
In a statement, the video platform claimed “censorship” and said it refused to overthrow users of users like Moraes asked for “commitment to freedom of expression and respect for US laws.”
“, With numerous reports of users of Rumble and Truth Social in Brazil facing interruptions in the service. This measure highlights the serious consequences of abuse of judicial authority and emphasizes the urgent importance of defending digital sovereignty and rights to freedom of expression on a global scale, ”the company said.
The Social Truth Platform quoted above is the US President Donald Trump social network.
In a second note, signed by Rumble’s lawyers, the defense claims that the platform is a US company that operates in accordance with the laws of its country.
“The idea that a foreign judge can dictate what content an American platform should remove and who can receive payments within the US represents a direct attack on US digital sovereignty,” they say.
RUMBLE BLOCK
Earlier this Friday (21), Moraes determined the blockade of Rumble in Brazil. In the minister’s view, the social network committed “repeated, conscious and volunteers in mind the judicial orders, besides the attempt not to submit to the Brazilian legal system and judiciary.”
The blockade process has already begun. A.
On Thursday (20), Moraes had determined that Rumble indicates a legal representative in Brazil. The deadline should be met in 48 hours. If it did not obey, the company could be banned.
Moraes verified the lack of a platform representative when trying to summon Rumble to block the blogger channel Allan dos Santos.
The minister cites the need for legal representation in Brazil to respond to judicial determinations. This was even an obstacle to authorizing the X (former Twitter) again in Brazil last year.
Action against Moraes
Rumble and Donald Trump’s media group filed a lawsuit against Moraes in US court alleging “censorship” of the political discourse of right-handed people in the United States.
Companies accuse the Brazilian minister to censor political position in the United States and infringe the country’s first amendment by ordering the Rumble to remove the accounts of right -wing Brazilian figures.
