Musk enters the investigation into Bolsonaro’s ‘digital militias’

The US tycoon, Elon Musk, was also included in the investigation into the ‘Digital Militias’, i.e. the group that managed the social networks of the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro. It emerges from the decision with which the Supreme Court judge, Alexandre de Moraes, opened an investigation into Musk. Documents that ANSA has viewed. Musk was formally included, among other things, in the investigation into the so-called Digital Militias – also known as Bolsonaro’s cabinet of hate – for an alleged “malicious criminal exploitation of X”. “Social networks are not a lawless land. They are not a no-man’s land.” We read it in the decision with which Judge Moraes opened an investigation into Musk, after the attacks via X over the weekend. The document recalls that “on April 6 (Saturday) Musk began a disinformation campaign on the Supreme Court, reiterated” the following day (Sunday April 7) “instigating disobedience and obstruction of justice”, also with the announcement of the revocation “of the blocking of criminal profiles and those who spread fraudulent news”. Actions which according to the magistrate highlight “the use of illegal mechanisms by X, as well as the presence of strong indications of malice” on Musk’s part. “The conduct of aggravating the risks to the safety of the members of the Supreme Court, as can easily be seen from the various hate messages posted in support of Musk’s.” “The blatant obstruction of Brazilian justice, the incitement to crime, the public threat to disobey court orders and the platform’s future lack of cooperation are facts that disrespect Brazil’s sovereignty and strengthen the bond between the ‘ the malicious criminal exploitation” of , including the restoration of profiles blocked by the Court”, providing for a daily fine of approximately 20 thousand dollars (100 thousand reals) for each account reactivated. (ANSA).