Democratic Congresswoman only wants yes or no answers from the witnesses who can prove that Alexander DeMoraes tried to abuse X (formerly Twitter) and Elon Musk for political censorship and deletion of profiles.
But gives the witness who is trying desperately to link the January 8, 2023 incident (Brazilian J6) to this hearing, which has nothing to do with the Twitter files and DeMores' abuse of power.

Democracy at it's finest

#brasil #twitterfiles #censorship #braziltwitterfiles #demoraes #rumble

Hearing before #USCongress: Brazil on the road to dictatorship?

On May 7, 2024, a major congressional hearing was held in Washington D.C. to address the serious allegations of censorship and suppression of freedom of expression in Brazil. The Brazilian journalist Paulo Figueiredo Filho and the CEO of Rumble Chris Pavlovski who have been victims of these repressive measures, as well as the well-known American journalist Michael Shellenberger, appeared as witnesses at this hearing. They presented evidence to show how the government under President Lula and the judge Alexandre de Moraes are systematically trying to suppress critical voices on the #Twitter and other social media platforms.

The hearing shone a harsh light on the drastic measures taken against journalists and politicians, including the forced deletion of their social media profiles and the restriction of their professional and personal freedoms. Some of the witnesses are now living in exile in the US as they no longer see safety in Brazil.

Despite the serious accusations, the Democratic side in the hearing made an effort to steer the discussion towards other topics, such as the events of January 8 in Brazil and their supposed connection to January 6 in the USA. This strategy was met with criticism as it was seen by many as an attempt to cover up the serious #HumanRights violations in Brazil.

Thee hearing ended with a strong appeal to the international community to take the situation in #Brazil seriously and to take action to protect freedom of expression and fundamental democratic values.

#twitterfilesbrazil #TwitterFiles #FreedomOfSpeech #censorship #tyranny


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