Brazil’s public prosecutor requested the case be dropped after finding no evidence of wilful non-compliance by the platform, but only “operational failures” that have since been corrected.
Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes opened an inquiry against the businessman in 2024 for “obstruction of justice.”
Brazil has shelved an investigation against billionaire Elon Musk, who was accused of using social network X — which he owns — to violate court orders and undermine public institutions.
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Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes opened an inquiry against the businessman in 2024 for “obstruction of justice,” among other charges, in the context of a lengthy dispute over social media regulation.
Police alleged that individuals linked to far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) had created a “digital militia” using X accounts — since blocked — to spread “false information” and fuel political polarisation.
The public prosecutor requested the case be archived after finding no evidence of wilful non-compliance by the platform, but only “operational failures” that have since been corrected.
“We do not have evidence to support the initial claim of malicious use of the social network X to undermine the authority of the Brazilian judicial system,” Alexandre de Moraes agreed.
