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Lula says Elon Musk’s wealth does not mean world must accept his ‘far-right free-for-all’
Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court orders
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said he hopes the crisis surrounding the social network X in Brazil might teach the world that “it isn’t obliged to put up with [Elon] Musk’s far-right free-for-all just because he is rich”.
Lula’s comments to the network CNN Brasil came after the supreme court voted unanimously on Monday to uphold the ban on X, which is now largely inaccessible in one of its biggest global markets.
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