Dozens of decisions from a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice related to his targeting of Elon Musk’s social media platform X have been revealed.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes had barred X from making the decisions public, but the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee, as a result of committee subpoenas involving X, revealed the decisions in a 541-page staff report, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-twitter-elon-musk-x-censorship-f51dc67d51c8f5a1cf152ba467f44a8f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.
“To comply with its obligations under U.S. law, X Corp. has responded to the Committee,” X stated earlier this week.
De Moraes had demanded permanent bans on at least 150 X profiles from elected officials and journalists, according to investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger, who <a href="https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1781047600663122257" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>:
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Given the dependence of elected leaders on social media, these demands for bans may constitute electoral interference. In one case, De Moraes demanded that all major social media platforms, including at least one, Twitter, which did not publish the offending material, ban a federal Congressman, Marcel Van Hattem. The TSE had claimed that Van Hattem had criticized the election results. Not only had Van Hattan’s video not been related to the elections, but it was also a criticism of the Labor Department. It was released one day before the election.
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De Moraes absolutely interfered with the Brazil elections <a href="https://t.co/QYCQf02Vzq">https://t.co/QYCQf02Vzq</a>
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“Musk is indeed a very innovative businessman; he innovated with electric cars, he innovated with rockets and now he invented a new form of non-compliance of a court order, through an intermediary,” Carlos Affonso, director of the nonprofit Institute of Technology and Society, told the AP. “He said he would reveal the documents and he found someone to do this for him.”
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&#8220;About 40 million Brazilians, or about 18% of the population, access X at least once per month, according to market research group eMarketer,&#8221; the AP noted.
After de Moraes ordered X to block the accounts earlier this month, Musk said he would defy the court’s order once his employees were in a “safe place” where they could not be arrested. De Moraes then issued a <a href="https://www.migalhas.com.br/quentes/404983/moraes-inclui-elon-musk-no-inquerito-das-milicias-digitais" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision</a>  accusing Musk of obstruction of justice and incitement to crime. On April 13, X’s legal representative in Brazil informed de Moraes they would comply with all court orders.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a> (ICE) arrested an illegal alien from Brazil who was released back into the community in a Democrat-controlled area after being indicted on multiple felony counts of aggravated child rape.
The Biden administration did not release the name of the illegal alien and blurred his face in photos released by ICE on Friday.
The 53-year-old Brazilian first came into the U.S. in 2001 and was authorized to stay until 2002. He failed to leave and several years later in 2007, he was placed into removal proceedings but bonded out of court.
&#8220;On Feb. 12, 2008, a Department of Justice (DOJ) immigration judge in Boston granted the Brazilian national voluntary departure from the United States to Brazil. The DOJ immigration judge gave him until June 11, 2008, to depart the country,&#8221; ICE said in a statement. &#8220;He voluntarily departed the United States June 6, 2008. However, he unlawfully reentered the United States on an unknown date and at an unknown location without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.&#8221;
The Everett Police Department arrested him in December 2021 on five counts of aggravated rape of a child by joint enterprise; one count of aggravated rape of a child-five year age difference; four counts of aggravated rape of a child-10 year age difference; one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14; and one count of obscene material to minor, ICE said.
The agency lodged a detainer request against the suspect so he could be deported, but the Middlesex Superior Court did not comply with the request and released him back into the community.
“This Brazilian national has been charged with some horrific and disturbing crimes,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “This is certainly not the type of person that we want interacting freely with the children of our neighborhoods. ERO Boston will continue to work tirelessly to arrest and remove noncitizen child sex predators from our New England communities.”
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NEW: ICE Boston says the Middlesex County Superior Court didn’t honor their detainer request and released into the community without notice a Brazilian illegal alien indicted on TEN COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED CHILD RAPE in MA. Yes, you read that correctly. ICE later found &amp; arrested… <a href="https://t.co/YcN8cc8Jws">pic.twitter.com/YcN8cc8Jws</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1778858260269084690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is widely viewed as controversial because he seems to use the judicial system to impose his will on others, is targeting X owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> and employees at the company for refusing to restrict accounts on the platform that engage in what he alleges is the dissemination of fake news.
De Moraes is so controversial that even The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/world/americas/brazil-alexandre-de-moraes.html">notes</a> that he uses &#8220;a broad interpretation of the court’s powers&#8221; to &#8220;investigate and prosecute, as well as to silence on social media, anyone he deems a menace to Brazil’s institutions.&#8221;
The Times noted that he has jailed people for social media posts, suspended an elected governor from his job, &#8220;ordered raids on businessmen with little evidence of wrongdoing,&#8221; and has &#8220;unilaterally blocked dozens of accounts and thousands of posts on social media, with virtually no transparency or room for appeal.&#8221;
In addition to investigating Musk and X for content allowed on the platform, de Moraes has now opened a separate probe into Musk for what he claims is a “disinformation campaign” against Brazil&#8217;s court system.
“The flagrant conduct of obstruction of Brazilian justice, incitement of crime, the public threat of disobedience of court orders and future lack of cooperation from the platform are facts that disrespect the sovereignty of Brazil,” de Moraes claimed.
Musk said that de Moraes &#8220;demanded that X suspend accounts of people who raised corruption concerns while insisting that X pretend the suspension was for violating our terms of service!&#8221;
&#8220;We obey the laws of countries even if we disagree with them, but this required violating the laws of Brazil,&#8221; he added.
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Musk said that de Moraes was one of the justices who &#8220;pulled [Current Brazilian President Luiz Inácio] Lula [da Silva] out of prison and put his thumb on the scale to get Lula elected,&#8221; and added that &#8220;Lula will obviously not take action against him. The next election will be key.&#8221;
Brazilian politician Nikolas Ferreira asked Musk to give the people more information about his allegations that de Moraes &#8220;put his thumb on the scale to get Lula elected.&#8221;
&#8220;We need to get our employees in Brazil to a safe place or otherwise not in a position of responsibility, then we will do a full data dump,&#8221; Musk responded. &#8220;They have been told they will be arrested.&#8221;
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They have been told they will be arrested
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1777517876309635581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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This past weekend Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered X to block a number of popular accounts. Almost immediately after, Elon Musk said that free speech principles matter more than profits. And he announced plans to defy the court&#8217;s order and lift all speech restrictions in the country once his employees are in a “safe place” where they are not at risk of being arrested. Musk says he expects he will ultimately be forced to shut down X’s office in Brazil and will lose all revenue there.
On April 7, shortly after Musk’s announcement, de Moraes issued a <a href="https://www.migalhas.com.br/quentes/404983/moraes-inclui-elon-musk-no-inquerito-das-milicias-digitais">decision</a> adding Musk to a broader investigation. In this new inquiry, the judge accused Musk of obstruction of justice and incitement to crime. “The flagrant conduct of obstruction of Brazilian Justice, incitement to crime, public threat of disobedience to court orders and future lack of cooperation by the platform are facts that disrespect Brazil&#8217;s sovereignty and reinforce the connection of the intentional criminal instrumentalization of the activities of the former Twitter,” he wrote. Many now expect the Brazilian Supreme Court to shut off access to X at any moment.
Nor is X the only American social media company being targeted by president Lula da Silva’s government. Facebook, Google, and others have faced investigations for what the same court called “abusive practices.” Though it appears those platforms have complied with speech restrictions to some degree, Musk is the only big tech executive to have engaged in a public fight with the court.
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Brazil’s government has leaned heavily on lawfare in its attempt to squeeze American social media platforms into compliance. Before presiding over Musk&#8217;s case, de Moraes ordered investigations into big tech executives at other companies after they lobbied against a proposal to regulate Brazil’s internet. If passed, the Law on Freedom, Responsibility, and Transparency on the Internet, colloquially known as the “Fake News Bill,” will levy large fines against the tech companies if they fail to identify and report illegal content.
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Due to such legislation, the definition of illegal speech in Brazil has been rapidly expanding to potentially include anything labeled “misinformation” by the government. Independent journalist Michael Shellenberger, who is in Brazil and broke parts of this story, said it’s not an exaggeration to say that Brazil is “on the brink of dictatorship.” He <a href="https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1776776372351836642/video/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lambasted</a> a number of big tech companies for giving in to the demands of Brazilian authorities, saying, “I know censorship when I see it.”
“The Twitter files revealed also that Google, Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp and Instagram betrayed the people of Brazil,” Shellenberger said. “If this evidence is proven and admitted to, the executives of those companies behaved like cowards. They provided the Brazilian government with personal registration data and telephone numbers without a court order. Therefore, they violated the Brazilian laws.”
Musk has said he plans to publish on X everything the Brazilian judge has ordered, and these posts will explain how the court’s demands violate Brazilian law. “This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached,” Musk posted.
But Musk may face opposition not only from the Brazilian government, but also from the U.S. State Department, who some former officials are accusing of helping to engineer Brazil’s censorship efforts.
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information Policy Mike Benz said the CIA and other U.S. foreign policy divisions fear rising populism in countries like Brazil. <a href="https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1776826555328549308" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to Benz</a>, these State Department divisions and associated NGO’s helped President Lula da Silva secure power over his populist rival Jair Bolsonaro by funding censorship groups to suppress so-called election “misinformation.”
“When I was looking into what was behind censorship in Brazil, it turned out what was driving it appeared to be a gaggle of US State Department funded NGOs,” Benz said in a video posted to X. “National Endowment for Democracy, USAID, and the National Endowment for Democracy [were] funding a bunch of domestic censorship groups in Brazil. This actually goes right back to the beginning of Bolsonaro his tenure in 2019.”
Benz added that the State Department doesn’t want to see Brazilian citizens openly criticizing their country’s government on social media any more than Da Silva does.
On April 7, after Musk promised to publish all records pertaining to Brazil’s crackdown on X, Brazil&#8217;s Attorney General Jorge Messias called for &#8220;urgent regulation&#8221; of all social media networks, saying, &#8220;We cannot live in a society in which billionaires domiciled abroad have control of social networks&#8230;”

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A Brazilian judge has ordered a criminal investigation into Elon Musk in relation to court-described disinformation being spread on X.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes named Musk in an ongoing probe into the spread of fake news and disinformation. The judge ordered a new investigation opened into Musk specifically for obstruction of justice, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-musk-x-supreme-court-investigation-a645757b95a66ee658832802908466ab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.
“The flagrant conduct of obstruction of Brazilian justice, incitement of crime, the public threat of disobedience of court orders and future lack of cooperation from the platform are facts that disrespect the sovereignty of Brazil,” de Moraes wrote in his order.
De Moraes took action against Musk after the entrepreneur protested against orders from the judge’s court on Saturday. Musk accused de Moraes of betraying Brazil and making illegal requests of X to take down posts and block accounts.
“Coming shortly, X will publish everything demanded by @Alexandre and how those requests violate Brazilian law. This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached,” Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1776989005848207503" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X. “Shame @Alexandre, shame.”
“These are the most draconian demands of any country on Earth!” Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1777080103236972587" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> later.
De Moraes’ investigations and Musk’s refusal to comply with the court’s requests risk hefty fines against Musk and his social media platform. Musk warned that he may have to close X operations in Brazil. He urged X users to download a VPN to continue using X if the platform is outlawed in Brazil.
“Using a VPN is very easy,” Musk said, promoting a video showing how to download a VPN on a smartphone.
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Using a VPN is very easy <a href="https://t.co/vWcCRn3S5J">https://t.co/vWcCRn3S5J</a>
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Right-wing critics in Brazil have accused de Moraes of abusing his position to crack down on political opponents under the guise of policing fake news and disinformation, according to the AP. Allies and supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have been ensnared in an investigation into so-called digital militias being investigated for spreading disinformation and threats against judges.
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Musk’s resistance has also sparked backlash from other corners of Brazil’s government. On Sunday, Brazil Attorney General Jorge Messias in a post on X called for increased regulation of social media companies in the country.
“It is urgent to regulate social networks. We cannot live in a society in which billionaires domiciled abroad have control of social networks and put themselves in a position to violate the rule of law, failing to comply with court orders and threatening our authorities,” Messias said, according to a translation on <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/tech/elon-musk-brazil-investigation/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> offered reassurances on Saturday to podcaster Tim Pool over how X, formerly known as Twitter, contends with users who identify as transgender.
&#8220;I will be terminating all ad spend commitments and verified accounts over X reinstating the misgendering policy,&#8221; Pool <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1763760175419154629" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a post</a> on Friday.
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I will be terminating all ad spend commitments and verified accounts over X reinstating the misgendering policy
&mdash; Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1763760175419154629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Pool <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1763766210624098715" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a separate post that he &#8220;just deleted a 25k ad campaign&#8221; and noted plans for &#8220;200k for march.&#8221;
In response to the first post, Musk said, &#8220;Turns out this was due to a court judgment in Brazil, which is being appealed, but should not apply outside of Brazil.&#8221;
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Turns out this was due to a court judgment in Brazil, which is being appealed, but should not apply outside of Brazil
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1763956635439972402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Brazil&#8217;s Supreme Court ruled that homophobic slurs were punishable by prison after it determined homophobia was a crime in 2019, Agence France Presses <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/brazil-high-court-rules-homophobia-punishable-by-prison-bee14818" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in August.
Pool had shared a link to a <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4501135-x-revives-policy-targeting-deadnaming-misgendering/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report by The Hill</a> about a &#8220;quiet update&#8221; that appeared to revive a policy X <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/tech/twitter-hateful-conduct-policy-transgender-protections/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">removed</a> last year — after Musk completed a $44 billion takeover of the platform — prohibiting the &#8220;targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.&#8221;
A page on X&#8217;s website that <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/abusive-behavior" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says it was updated</a> in January 2024 contains a section on &#8220;Use of Prior Names and Pronouns.&#8221; The section claims that X &#8220;will reduce the visibility of posts that purposefully use different pronouns to address someone other than what that person uses for themselves, or that use a previous name that someone no longer goes by as part of their transition.&#8221;
Responding to one X user who shared screen grabs that indicated <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/hateful-conduct-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a gender identity policy</a> was being enforced, Pool said, &#8220;Hateful conduct.&#8221; He also said, &#8220;X is the woke mind virus,&#8221; adding, &#8220;I hope this gets resolved.&#8221;
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Hateful conduct
X is the woke mind virus
I hope this gets resolved <a href="https://t.co/ZhBK4FfrKs">https://t.co/ZhBK4FfrKs</a>
&mdash; Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1763766032894664986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Musk replied to that comment prior to his post about Brazil, saying, &#8220;Fixing.&#8221;
Expressing appreciation for the response, Pool <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1763788631477497912" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;I should always wait because you do always seem to do the right thing or try your best.&#8221; He continued, &#8220;Massive respect.&#8221;
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I should always wait because you do always seem to do the right thing or try your best
Massive respect
&mdash; Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1763788631477497912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;There is no reason to have a misgendering or deadnaming policy,&#8221; Pool said in another post. &#8220;If someone is harassing then you can block them.&#8221;
Musk also replied to that post, <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1763957557079544285" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;I agree.&#8221;
Pool <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1764014713258586370" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> a screen grab of that exchange and touted X for having an owner who responds directly to its users.
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X is the only platform where the owner treats you like the customer and tries to engage and make it better
Thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elonmusk</a> <a href="https://t.co/qxBLZqp2C3">pic.twitter.com/qxBLZqp2C3</a>
&mdash; Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1764014713258586370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;X is the only platform where the owner treats you like the customer and tries to engage and make it better,&#8221; Pool said. &#8220;Thanks @elonmusk.&#8221;

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Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians rallied on Sunday in the country&#8217;s biggest city to show support for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who flew an Israeli flag in a rebuttal of anti-Semitic remarks made by the country&#8217;s current president, <a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/why-did-global-media-give-brazils-lula-free-pass-corruption">corrupt</a> socialist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The rally comes as Brazil&#8217;s federal government investigates Bolsonaro over whether he was involved in orchestrating riots on government buildings last January, the Associated Press reported, adding that he&#8217;s also under investigation for allegedly receiving illegal gifts from Saudi Arabia during his presidency.
Bolsonaro, who is barred from running for office until 2030, wants those who have been locked up from the riot to be pardoned and released from jail.
“What I seek is pacification, it is erasing the past,” he said. “It is to seek a way for us to live in peace and stop being so jumpy. Amnesty for those poor people who are jailed in Brasilia. We ask all 513 congressmen, 81 senators for a bill of amnesty so justice can be made in Brazil.”
He also shot down allegations that there was ever a coup attempted in the country: “What is a coup? It is tanks on the streets, weapons, conspiracy. None of that happened in Brazil.”
Roughly 750,000 people attended the rally, according to estimates from the Public Security Secretariat.
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➡ Ato bolsonarista reuniu 750 mil na Avenida Paulista, diz SSP
Estimativa da Secretaria da Segurança Pública contabiliza ruas adjacentes; reportagem observou 10 quarteirões com público na Paulista
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Bolsonaro also waved an Israeli flag at the rally in a clear rebuttal of Lula, who was condemned last week for engaging in anti-Semitic Holocaust denial.
Lula’s remarks come as Israel continues to conduct military operations inside Gaza to recover hostages who were kidnapped during the unprecedented October 7 terrorist attack and to eliminate Hamas terrorists and infrastructure. During the early morning surprise attack, Hamas murdered 1,200 people in Israel, injured 5,300+, and kidnapped hundreds.
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“What’s happening in the Gaza Strip isn’t a war, it’s a genocide,” Lula told reporters at an African Union summit in Ethiopia. “It’s not a war of soldiers against soldiers. It’s a war between a highly prepared army and women and children.”
“What’s happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people hasn’t happened at any other moment in history,” he said. “Actually, it has happened: when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.”
Israel has taken unprecedented measures to minimize the loss of civilian life during the war, including dropping hundreds of thousands of leaflets urging Gazans to leave specific areas, calling Gazans and urging them to evacuate, opening up safe corridors so they can travel without being fired upon by Hamas, and calling off airstrikes after civilians were located near a designated target.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to Lula’s remarks with a statement posted to social media, saying that Israel would take diplomatic action over the incident.
“The words of the president of Brazil are shameful and serious. This is about trivializing the Holocaust and trying to harm the Jewish people and Israel’s right to defend itself,” Netanyahu said. “Comparing Israel to the Nazi Holocaust and Hitler is crossing a red line. Israel fights for its defense and securing its future until complete victory and it does so while upholding international law.”
“I decided with Foreign Minister Israel Katz to summon the Brazilian ambassador to Israel for a stern reprimand conversation immediately,” he added.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over the weekend for claiming that Israel is committing a Holocaust as it hunts down Hamas terrorists inside Gaza.
Lula&#8217;s remarks come as Israel continues to conduct military operations inside Gaza to recover hostages who were kidnapped during the unprecedented October 7 terrorist attack and to eliminate Hamas terrorists and infrastructure. During the early morning surprise attack, Hamas murdered 1,200 people in Israel, injured 5,300+, and kidnapped hundreds.
&#8220;What’s happening in the Gaza Strip isn’t a war, it’s a genocide,&#8221; Brazil&#8217;s far-Left president told reporters at an African Union summit in Ethiopia. &#8220;It’s not a war of soldiers against soldiers. It’s a war between a highly prepared army and women and children.&#8221;
&#8220;What’s happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people hasn’t happened at any other moment in history,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Actually, it has happened: when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.&#8221;
Israel has taken unprecedented measures to minimize the loss of civilian life during the war, including dropping hundreds of thousands of leaflets urging Gazans to leave specific areas, calling Gazans and urging them to evacuate, opening up safe corridors so they can travel without being fired upon by Hamas, and calling off airstrikes after civilians were located near a designated target.
Netanyahu responded to Lula&#8217;s remarks with a statement posted to social media, saying that Israel would take diplomatic action over the incident.
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&#8220;The words of the president of Brazil are shameful and serious. This is about trivializing the Holocaust and trying to harm the Jewish people and Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself,&#8221; Netanyahu said. &#8220;Comparing Israel to the Nazi Holocaust and Hitler is crossing a red line. Israel fights for its defense and securing its future until complete victory and it does so while upholding international law.&#8221;
&#8220;I decided with Foreign Minister Israel Katz to summon the Brazilian ambassador to Israel for a stern reprimand conversation immediately,&#8221; he added.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-are-you-so-scared-of-breasts-florence-pugh-wears-sheer-dress-calls-critics-prudes-who-need-to-grow-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florence Pugh</a> was hit in the face while promoting her movie &#8220;Dune: Part Two,&#8221; adding to a list of similar incidents against performers being struck with objects while on stage.
In <a href="https://x.com/timmostea/status/1731421008681390590?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> that surfaced over the weekend from CCXP 2023 in Brazil, the 27-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shes-gone-forever-actress-florence-pugh-says-doing-marvel-really-pissed-off-people-in-indie-community" target="_blank" rel="noopener">actress</a> can be seen flinching and mouthing the words that looked like &#8220;ow&#8221; while standing on stage with her fellow co-stars, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dune-part-two-star-florence-pugh-hit-face-flying-object-ccxp-1235709069/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
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Someone threw something at Florence Pugh and hit her in the face at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CCXP23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CCXP23</a> <a href="https://t.co/aWB7J0gOyV">pic.twitter.com/aWB7J0gOyV</a>
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Pugh wipes her face and then reaches down to pick up whatever had been thrown at her. Fellow co-stars like Austin Butler and Timothée Chalamet, who were standing on either side of Pugh, can be seen in the clip reacting after she was struck.
It is unclear exactly what the item was and if the star was injured. She&#8217;s made no mention of the incident on social media.
The &#8220;Oppenheimer&#8221; star joins a list of celebrities like Bebe Rexha, Pink, and Harry Styles, who have been hit by objects while performing.
Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bebe-rexha-shares-photo-with-fans-after-being-hit-in-face-by-cell-phone-at-concert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bebe Rexha</a> shared a photo and an update with fans after being struck in the face by a cell phone while performing on stage in New York City and had to be rushed to the hospital, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bebe-rexha-phone-face-injury-photo-1235357307/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billboard</a> noted.
In one photo, the 33-year-old singer&#8217;s eye was purple and swollen with a cut underneath her brow line. In the next photo, she gave a thumbs-up with her eye bandaged.
Over the summer, singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harry-styles-gets-hit-again-becomes-latest-in-string-of-performers-being-struck-while-on-stage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harry Styles</a> was performing in Vienna when someone threw something at the 29-year-old pop singer.
In video that circulated online, the &#8220;What Makes You Beautiful&#8221; hitmaker is seen turning to exit the stage when he is hit in the face with an unknown object.
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Last year, Styles was struck in the eye with Skittles candy and had to spend the rest of the show rinsing his eyes with water.
The candy company later took out a full-page ad that said, &#8220;Protect the rainbow. Taste the rainbow. But please, don&#8217;t throw the rainbow.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/is-this-your-mom-pink-concert-goes-sideways-when-fan-throws-mothers-ashes-onstage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pink</a> was performing at the British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park in London when someone tossed a bag of alleged cremated remains on the stage in front of her.
The 43-year-old singer walked over to where the bag landed and held it up for a closer look, at which point she turned to address the fan who had thrown it, asking, &#8220;Is this your mom?&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how I feel about this,&#8221; she added before continuing with the concert.
Others hit while on stage include <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZsGO3XVS0s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kelsea Ballerini</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0J7RCXgFZc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drake</a>, and <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ava-max-attacked-stage-concert-slapped-1235358625/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ava Max</a>.
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The family of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> fan who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died</a> at an Eras Tour show in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month attended the singer’s show on Sunday.
Ana Clara Benevides Machado’s family and friends were invited to Swift’s final Brazil performance, per <a href="https://people.com/family-of-taylor-swift-fan-who-died-before-her-concert-attends-show-8406702" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a>. A photo of them posing with the singer was posted on multiple fan accounts on X.
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Taylor Swift se encontrou com a família da Ana Clara Benevides antes do show de hoje, em São Paulo.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaoPauloTSTheErasTour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaoPauloTSTheErasTour</a> <a href="https://t.co/Tz3MqmWelg">pic.twitter.com/Tz3MqmWelg</a>
&mdash; Update Swift Brasil (@updateswiftbr) <a href="https://twitter.com/updateswiftbr/status/1728944578143871406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Swift had previously expressed her grief over Ana Clara’s death on November 17. The 23-year-old attended Swift’s concert at Estadio Nilton Santos during a heat wave. The outlet noted that she felt ill from the heat and was assisted by first responders before being transferred to a nearby hospital, where she later died.
Swift shared her thoughts about the incident on her Instagram Story.
“I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it’s with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” the “Blank Space” singer wrote. “I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this. There’s very little information I have other than the fact she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young.”
Swift continued, “I’m not going to be able to speak about this from the stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it. I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my heart goes out to her family and friends.”
“This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil,” she added.
Ana Clara’s father, Weiny Machado, told Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, “I lost my only daughter, a happy and intelligent girl.”
&#8220;She was about to graduate in psychology next April, saving money,” Weiny said. “I have no words to express my pain. She left home to fulfill a dream and came back dead.”
The outlet noted that fans were prohibited from bringing water into the venue or having any water while waiting in line. The company that organized Swift&#8217;s Brazil shows, Time4Fun, is now under investigation for its role in the tragedy. 
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A spokesman for the Civil Police Department of Rio de Janeiro told <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/brazilian-officials-investigating-company-taylor-swift-shows-rio-de-ja-rcna126446" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a> its consumer delegations department is probing the alleged “crime of endangering the life and health” due to not providing or allowing water in the venue, where thousands of fans were admitted amid the dangerously high temperatures. 
Temperatures in Rio during the show were close to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, which felt more like 138 degrees due to the 70% humidity.
A video of Swift struggling to catch her breath during her Rio performance also made the rounds online. 
Time4Fun CEO Serafim Abreu posted a video apology directed toward concertgoers who “did not have the best possible experience.”
“We know the enormous responsibility we have to organize an event of this scale, which is why we did not economize in our efforts or resources to follow the best global practices in our industry to guarantee the comfort and safety of all,” Abreu wrote.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a child rapist from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brazil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brazil</a>, who entered the United States illegally after he was convicted of raping a five-year-old child in 2019 and sentenced to serve 14 years in prison.
According to a <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-brazilian-sex-offender-marthas-vineyard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston on Monday, the Brazilian national was identified as 37-year-old Saulo Cardona Ferreira — and he is currently &#8220;wanted by authorities in his home country for failure to serve a prison sentence.&#8221;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/EROBoston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EROBoston</a> arrests Brazilian convicted sex offender fugitive on Martha&#39;s Vineyard. Read more: <a href="https://t.co/48y18wzn8a">https://t.co/48y18wzn8a</a>. <a href="https://t.co/ok0rKpmM19">pic.twitter.com/ok0rKpmM19</a>
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ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons issued a statement on the arrest, which reportedly took place on November 14: &#8220;This undocumented Brazilian national represented a significant threat to the inhabitants of Martha’s Vineyard. He sexually assaulted a five-year-old child in his homeland and then ran from authorities when held accountable for his actions. ERO Boston will not allow such predators to threaten our residents. We will continue to apprehend and remove anyone who attempts to use our New England community as a refuge from justice.&#8221;
A warrant was issued for Ferreira&#8217;s arrest in May of 2019 by the 2nd Criminal Court of Sorriso (in Sorriso, Mato Grosso, Brazil) when he did not show up to serve his sentence — and according to ICE, he came to the United States sometime after that.
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&#8220;The undocumented noncitizen unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date at an unknown location without being inspected or admitted by an immigration official,&#8221; the report read, meaning that Ferreira must have come into the United States without going through an official checkpoint or having any contact with immigration and Border Patrol officials.
Law enforcement reportedly learned of Ferreira&#8217;s presence in Martha&#8217;s Vineyard in late September, and eventually apprehended him during a traffic stop. ICE’s Fugitive Operations Team made the arrest, and will keep him in custody until he appears before an immigration judge.
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According to a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-arrests-brazilian-illegal-immigrant-child-rapist-in-marthas-vineyard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Fox News, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has confirmed some 600,000 &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-admits-600k-gotaways-illegally-entered-u-s-in-fy-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gotaways</a>&#8221; — illegal immigrants who entered the United States without going through official checkpoints or making any contact with Border Patrol officers — in fiscal year 2023 alone, and nearly 1,000 per day since then.

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Top Israeli intelligence officials announced this week that they helped foil an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian</a>-backed terrorist attack against Jews living <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brazil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brazil</a>.
The news was made public in a rare joint statement released by the Prime Minister&#8217;s office and the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, better known as &#8220;the Mossad.&#8221;
&#8220;The Brazilian security services, together with the Mossad and its partners in the Israeli security community, alongside additional international security agencies, foiled a terrorist attack in Brazil, planned by the Hezbollah terrorist organization, directed and financed by Iran,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;This was an extensive network that operated in additional countries.&#8221;
&#8220;The Mossad thanks the Brazilian security services for the arrest of a terrorist cell that was operated by Hezbollah in order to carry out an attack on Israeli and Jewish targets in Brazil,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;Given the backdrop of the war in Gaza against the Hamas terrorist organization, Hezbollah and the Iranian regime are continuing to operate around the world in order to attack Israeli, Jewish and Western targets.&#8221;
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The Mossad added that it continues to work around the clock to stop terrorist attacks against Jews and Israeli nationals &#8220;wherever necessary, by various methods.&#8221;
Brazil&#8217;s Federal Police confirmed the news, saying in a <a href="https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2023/11/policia-federal-deflagra-operacao-para-prevenir-atos-terroristas-no-pais">statement</a> that they conducted an operation &#8220;interrupting preparatory acts of terrorism and obtaining evidence of possible recruitment of Brazilians to carry out extremist acts in the country.&#8221;
&#8220;Federal police officers served two temporary arrest warrants and 11 search and seizure warrants, issued by the Judicial Subsection of Belo Horizonte, in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and the Federal District,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;Recruiters and recruits must respond for the crimes of forming or joining a terrorist organization and carrying out preparatory acts of terrorism, whose maximum penalties, if added together, reach 15 years and 6 months in prison.&#8221;
Brazil said that crimes are considered heinous in nature and thus are &#8220;considered non-bailable, ineligible for grace, amnesty or pardon, and the sentence for these crimes is initially carried out under a closed regime, regardless of whether the conviction becomes final.&#8221;
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