The United States Court rejected the orders of Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Court (STF), related to. In a decision of the Florida Center District Court, the American Court stated that the magistrate’s determinations “have no legal strength in the US.”
Rumble and the communication group linked to US President Donald Trump and classified the decision as a “complete victory for freedom of expression, digital sovereignty and the right of US companies to operate without foreign judicial interference.”
Legal clash
The clash began on the 21st, when Moraes ordered the suspension of Rumble in Brazil, if the platform did not name a legal representative in the country within 48 hours.
The measure was taken after the company refused to remove the channel from blogger Allan dos Santos, investigated for disinformation and hate speech. Considered a fugitive from Brazilian justice, he lives in the US and has an arrest warrant issued against him.
The US court decision stresses that US -based companies are not subject to foreign court determinations, which, for Rumble, sends “a strong message to foreign governments that they cannot circumvent US law to impose censorship on American platforms.”
Case x
The episode is similar to the temporary suspension of X (former Twitter) in Brazil in 2024, determined by Moraes. Elon Musk’s platform was blocked for breaking operation rules in the country, but resumed activities after regularizing its legal situation and complying with STF’s determinations.
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The decision of the American Court intensifies tensions between the US and Brazil, especially with regard to the balance between digital regulation, freedom of expression and judicial sovereignty.
