State-run Media Refuses To Cover Massive Brazil Protests Over Free Speech Violation

Thousands of Brazilians flooded city streets on Saturday to protest against the government's censorship crusade against Elon Musk's free-speech Twitter X platform.

The demonstration, held Saturday on Independence Day, was led by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro - who said in response to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes: "I hope that the Federal Senate puts the brakes on Alexandre de Moraes, this dictator who does more harm to Brazil than Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva himself."

There’s a massive free speech protest in Brazil today. The media coverage:

CNN - nothing. AP - nothing. Reuters - nothing. NYT - nothing.

Several notable X accounts, including journalist Michael Shellenberger, are reporting from Sao Paulo's main boulevard, where tens of thousands have gathered today in opposition to far-left Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes that recently blocked X nationwide.

Brazilian President Lula and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes say they must block X to protect Brazil's independence. X is a platform for dangerous, false, and hateful words, they say, and many of those words violate Brazil's laws and Constitution.

But their censorship goes far beyond what Brazil's constitution allows. The government demanded that X and other social media networks censor and ban individual people, including journalists and politicians. Such bans are immoral, illegal, and unconstitutional. They constitute election interference and undermine democracy by preventing candidates from getting the word out.

Rebel News journalists were also on the ground, capturing the massive crowds via drone footage.