Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF, received this Sunday (24) a summons via email from the Rumble platform and Trump Media, which are taking action against the judge in the United States. The country’s justice system, through a Florida court, had authorized the process on Saturday (23). The decision allowed the process to move forward even without in-person service, as long as the notification is proven electronically. The companies accuse the minister’s orders of violating freedom of expression and ask that they be considered illegal in North American territory.
“A case has been opened against Your Excellency,” the document says. The summons is a formal notice from the American Court saying that there is a case against him and that he needs to respond within the specified period of 21 days. If you do not present a defense, the court may decide the case in absentia, that is, without hearing your version. The text also says that the response must be sent to the plaintiff companies’ lawyers and to the Florida federal court.
In a note sent to the column, Trump Media celebrated the progress of the process and accused Moraes of “censorship” against the company and Rumble. “Minister Moraes sent his “censorship” orders to US platforms like Rumble via email directly from Brazil — bypassing the US government, US courts, and ordinary legal procedures. Rumble and Trump Media did the opposite. We first followed the appropriate international legal procedures. For many months, we attempted to process service through the Hague Convention — the formal, treaty-established process for serving a defendant on another country”, says the company.
A Young Pan tried to contact Minister Alexandre de Moraes’ advisors, but did not receive a response until the publication of this text. The space remains open.
Read what the quote says
“A case has been opened against Your Excellency.
Within 21 days after delivery of this summons to Your Honor (not counting the day Your Honor received it) — or 60 days if Your Honor is a United States or an agency of the United States, or a United States officer or employee described in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, article 12(a)(2) or (3) — You must serve on the plaintiff a response to the attached complaint or a petition pursuant to Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The response or petition must be filed with the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney.
If Your Excellency does not respond, by default, the trial will be carried out against Your Excellency, in compliance with what was required in the initial petition. Your Honor must also file your response or petition with the court.”
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