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☆ Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The arrests were the first time in the investigation that federal police have mentioned a plot to kill Lula and Geraldo Alckmin, his choice as vice-president, and stage a coup to stop him returning to power. He was in possession of the plan to kill Lula, one of the sources said. Lula won the presidential election in October 2022, defeating rightist incumbent Bolsonaro, and took office in January 2023. They also planned to seize and kill a Supreme Court justice if they succeeded, police said, without naming the judge. Others have been convicted by the Supreme Court on charges of an attempted coup, among other crimes.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro’s, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Geraldo Alckmin, General Mario Fernandes, Bolsonaro, General Fernandes, Alexandre de Moraes Organizations: SAO PAULO —, Special Forces, Reuters, Federal, Federal District, Crisis Management Locations: BRASILIA, Rio de Janeiro, Goias, Amazonas, Brasilia

☆ Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Michael Rios | Julia Vargas Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. The coup plot was conceived in late 2022, before Lula took office, according to Federal Police. The alleged plot also involved other military personnel with training in special forces, the Federal Police said. In February of this year, Bolsonaro was placed under investigation over the alleged plot. In October 2022, Lula narrowly beat Bolsonaro in the presidential election.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula, Geraldo Alckmin, Alexandre de Moraes, Moraes, Mário Fernandes, Fernandes, Eraldo Peres, ”, Bolsonaro, Flavio Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro’s Organizations: CNN, Brazilian, Federal Police, Supreme, CNN Brasil, Crisis Management, Reuters Locations: Brasilia, Brazil

☆ New Vogue exhibition on runway shows reveals how this humble walkway changed fashion forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And if you did miss them, both these revolutionary runways are part of a new London exhibition, “Vogue: Inventing the Runway,” at the Lightroom. Projected onto the venue’s 39-foot-high walls, a mixture of backstage and runway footage transports viewers into the epicenter of fashion history. Alexander McQueen's Spring-Summer 1999 show, featuring a duo of spray-painting robots, has gone down in fashion history. Coco Chanel would watch the her own fashion shows from the mirrored staircase in her apartment building in Paris. The Vogue exhibition at the Lightroom chronicles the history of the runway, using backstage and runway footage to immerse the audience.

Persons: you’re, Alexander McQueen’s, Chanel, ”, Chioma Nnadi, “, Alexander McQueen's, Paul Vicente, John Galliano’s, Margiela, ’ Pont Alexandre III, Saint Laurent’s, Bella Hadid’s, Alex Consani strutting, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton, Julien De Rosa, Charles Fredrick Worth, ” Dr, Kate Strasdin, dressmakers, Lucy, Lady Duff, Gordon, ‘, I’ve, ’ ”, Karl Lagerfeld, David Fisher, ” Strasdin, Gabrielle “ Coco ” Chanel, tucking, — Marie, Kate, Ashley Olsen’s, Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld’s, “ Voss, Anna Wintour’s, Justin Sutcliffe, McQueen, Dior —, Nnadi, It’s Organizations: London CNN, Vogue, British Vogue, Getty, England’s Falmouth University, CNN, “ Locations: ”, British, Saint, Paris, Pont, Pont Neuf, AFP, Worth, New York

☆ China's KFC and Pizza Hut CEO said she spends hours watching her customers eat
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementChina's KFC and Pizza Hut CEO said that she sits and watches her customers eat. Joey Wat, the head of KFC and Pizza Hut in China, has an unusual approach to designing new products: She sits in restaurants for hours, watching her customers eat. Wat is the CEO of Yum China, the company that owns KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and other fast-food brands in the country. According to Yum China, KFC is China's most popular fast-food chain, with over 11,000 outlets in the country. Representatives of Yum China didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Jason Buechel, LVMH's Bernard Arnault, Joey Wat, Wat, Fortune, Sam Walton, Laxman Narasimhan, foodie, Buechel, Bernard Arnault, Celine, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Alexandre Arnault Organizations: Pizza, KFC, Yum, Taco Bell, Global, New York City, Walmart, Starbucks, Foods, Tiffany, Bloomberg, Business Locations: China, Yum China, New York, Austin

☆ Bernard Arnault, the world's richest person, appoints son to CEO role at LVMH amid leadership shake-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernard, CEO and chairman of LVMH, is the world's richest person with a $158.5 billion net worth. Related Video 5 ways Elon Musk shook up Twitter as CEOAlexandre Arnault and Bernard Arnault in 2016. Representatives for LVMH, Arnault, and Guiony did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. The new appointments also drum up speculation about who will succeed Bernard as LVMH's CEO. The Arnault family has been compared to the Roy family, the subjects of the HBO drama, "Succession."

Persons: Alexandre Arnault, Moët Hennessy, Bernard Arnault's, —, Bernard Arnault's multibillion, LVMH, Bernard, Christian Dior, Bernard's, Alexandre, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Donato Sardella, Louis Vuitton, Jean, Jacques Guiony, Guiony, — Alexandre, Frédéric —, Delphine Arnault, Dior Couture, Antoine Arnault, Antoine, Jean Arnault, Roy, Roy family's Organizations: Service, company's Sustainability, LVMH's, Product, Communications, Tiffany, LVMH, Business, Reuters, Christian Dior, HBO, New York Times Locations: LVMH

The suspected attacker was affiliated with former President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing party, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil. Police found messages on Luiz’s social media criticizing and threatening state authorities, CNN Brasil reported. The suspect then tried to enter the Supreme Court building, but was unable to, and a second explosion was detonated outside the door, Leão added. A car found at the scene belonged to the suspected perpetrator, CNN Brasil reported, citing local police. Earlier, CNN Brasil reported an eyewitness saw a man with a backpack near the Supreme Court.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro’s, Francisco Wanderley Luiz, CNN Brasil, Celina Leão, Leão, Bolsonaro, Broocke, Jorge Messias, “, ”, Eraldo Peres, Xi Jinping, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Joe Biden, Alexandre de Moraes, Elon Musk Organizations: CNN, Brazil’s, CNN Brasil, Federal Police, Police, Federal, Congress, Supreme Federal Court, ” Police, Group, Supreme Court Locations: Brasilia, Rio do Sul, Congress, Brasília, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Notre-Dame’s bells ring out for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | Caroline Baum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Friday morning, eight of the cathedral’s bells tolled for the first time since April 2019, according to Alexandre Gougeon, who managed their installation. “Hearing the bells ring this morning was very moving,” Gougeon told CNN, adding that the project to install the bells had taken a year and a half. Three new bells were also presented to the public and installed in the cathedral on Thursday. A worker installs the clapper onto "Marcel," one of the eight bells of Notre-Dame's north belfry in September. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty ImagesIn 2019, the 850-year-old building was engulfed by a devastating blaze, which burned for several hours.

Persons: Alexandre Gougeon, ” Gougeon, Notre Dame, “, ” Tony Estanguet, ”, Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Marcel, Ed Jones, Hubert Hitier, Emmanuel Macron, Philippe Jost, ” Jost Organizations: CNN, Notre, Dame, Paris, Stade de France, Notre Dame, BFM, Getty, UNESCO, Heritage, RTL, “ Locations: Paris, Notre, French, “, AFP, Seine

☆ See the 95 executives Goldman Sachs tapped to join its exclusive partnership — a record high under David Solomon
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Goldman Sachs on Thursday promoted 95 executives to its partnership. AdvertisementDavid Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs. The average tenure of the partner class is 16 years at Goldman Sachs. Marine Abiad, Global Banking & Markets, ParisBenny Adler, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementShahzad Ali, Controllers, New YorkAsh Ang, Global Banking & Markets, SingaporeLucia Arienti, Global Banking & Markets, LondonMatthew Armas, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkAdvertisementPatrick Armstrong, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkSebastian Ayton, Global Banking & Markets, ParisAmitayush Bahri, Asset & Wealth Management, LondonRob Barlick Jr, Asset & Wealth Management, MiamiAdvertisementDavid Bear, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAmanda Beisel, Controllers, New YorkJeff Bernstein, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkLyla Bibi, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementAnne Bizien, Global Banking & Markets, ParisTristan Blood, Asset & Wealth Management, LondonBrittany Boals Moeller, Asset & Wealth Management, AtlantaMarc Boheim, Asset & Wealth Management, LondonAdvertisementChris Bonner, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkKevin Boova, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkRelated storiesOonagh Bradley, Compliance, LondonTimothy Braude, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkAdvertisementSteven Budig, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkJacqueline Cassidy, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkSorubh Chandani, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkPamela Codo-Lotti, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementBracha Cohen, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkShaun Cullinan, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkMarc d'Andlau, Global Banking & Markets, ParisAdam Davis, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementMatthew Doherty, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkJason Eisenstadt, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAshley Everett, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAlex Finston, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementAlison Flood, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkArvind Giridhar, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAshwin Gupta, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkSonia Gupta, Global Banking & Markets, San FranciscoAdvertisementTerry Hagerty, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkRobert Hamilton Kelly, Asset & Wealth Management, West Palm BeachAxel Hoefer, Global Banking & Markets, FrankfurtDylan Hogarty, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementTim Holliday, Corporate Treasury, LondonKazuya Iketani, Global Banking & Markets, TokyoSumedh Jaiswal, Global Banking & Markets, LondonKyle Jessen, Global Banking & Markets, San FranciscoAdvertisementLotfi Karoui, Global Investment Research, New YorkFeroz Khosla, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkLarry Kleinman, Tax, New YorkJared Klyman, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkAdvertisementDaniel Korich, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkRebecca Kruger, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkKosuke Kurosawa, Global Banking & Markets, TokyoShane Lee, Global Banking & Markets, CalgaryAdvertisementMichael Leister, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkMatthew Leskowitz, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkHilary Lopez, Asset & Wealth Management, LondonCedric Lucas, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkAdvertisementMazen Makarem, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkMatthew Mason, Global Banking & Markets, Hong KongJans Meckel, Global Banking & Markets, ParisPatrick Moran, Legal, New YorkAdvertisementLeonie Morel, Global Banking & Markets, LondonJohn O'Connor, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkSteve Orr, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkLeke Osinubi, Engineering Division, New YorkAdvertisementElizabeth Overbay, Platform Solutions, New YorkJonathan Perry, Engineering Division, LondonThomas Plank, Global Banking & Markets, SingaporeCaitlin Pollak, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementLing Pong, Asset & Wealth Management, Hong KongJoe Porter, Global Banking & Markets, San FranciscoVishaal Rana, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAlexandre Reinert, Global Banking & Markets, Hong KongAdvertisementMonique Rollins, Corporate Treasury, New YorkMarcos Rosenberg, Asset & Wealth Management, RichardsonMarc Schaffer, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkJan Scheffel, Global Banking & Markets, LondonAdvertisementRahul Sharma, Engineering Division, Menlo ParkEric Sheridan, Global Investment Research, New YorkSalil Sheth, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkJonathan Shugar, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementAlyson Shupe, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkAaron Siegel, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdam Siegler, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkCraig Smart, Global Banking & Markets, New YorkAdvertisementAndre Souza, Global Banking & Markets, LondonThom Spoto, Asset & Wealth Management, West Palm BeachLesley Steele, Risk, LondonTeppei Takanabe, Global Banking & Markets, TokyoAdvertisementLaura van Alkemade, Global Banking & Markets, LondonDennis Walsh, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkAlexandra Wilson-Elizondo, Asset & Wealth Management, New YorkSylvia Yeh, Asset & Wealth Management, New

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☆ Social media's favorite fake rich kid opens up about his online persona — and his new real-life job
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Aris Yeager shot to fame by parodying a spoiled, rich European caricature on social media. Yeager recently told Business Insider about his online persona. You may have seen the 24-year-old Belgian-American, better known as "The European Kid," at some point on your social media feeds. But the conflation between Yeager's and Louis' life goes further than being mistaken for billionaires' sons. "I could be a Formula 1 driver," Louis told Sainz in a video earlier this year.

Persons: Aris Yeager, Yeager, —, Louis, Fabrizio Brienza, Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton, Alexandre Arnault, Yeager's, Moritz, he's, Carlos Sainz Jr, Anne Hathaway, Shaun White, Sainz, I'm, Philip Davis, Lefty, Storytime, Thomas Repelski, Davis Organizations: Service, New York City, Dior, TF1, Google, Hamptons, Northeastern University, Milano Locations: New York, Europe, TikTok, French, Saint, St

☆ X Is back up and running in Brazil after it caved and paid a fine — because there are some battles Elon Musk can't win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

X can operate in Brazil again, after an August ban over noncompliance with court orders. But its return to Brazil was further delayed after the court said that X had transferred the $5 million to the wrong bank. In X's Wednesday X post, the company said that it would continue to defend free speech "within the boundaries of the law." Related storiesThe country is key to X's business — it's the sixth-largest market globally, with over 21.5 million users, Reuters reported in September. X did not respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside business hours.

Persons: —, Elon, Alexandre de Moraes, X, Musk, de Moraes, De Moraes, Matteo Ceurvels, eMarketer, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Supreme, Reuters, Associated Press, Business, Business Insider Locations: Brazil, China

☆ Elon Musk’s X cleared to resume service in Brazil after it obeys court orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Brazil’s Supreme Court cleared X to resume service in the country Tuesday, after the social media platform reversed course and started complying with court rulings that billionaire owner Elon Musk had previously vowed to resist. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who had been locked in a months-long feud with Musk, gave X the green light to resume operations in Latin America’s largest country effective immediately. In the decision, Moraes said X had met all the necessary requirements to start operating again in the country. Moraes, in his Tuesday decision, ruled that Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel must work to allow X to come back online within 24 hours. A new X representative, lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao, was tapped in late September, when X also said it had started to block accounts ordered by the court.

Persons: Elon Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, Musk, Moraes, X, ”, ” Juscelino Filho, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, “, Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao Organizations: Twitter, Global Affairs, Supreme, Meta Locations: Brazil’s, Brazil, Australia, United Kingdom

☆ Museum’s beer can artwork accidentally thrown in trash by staff member
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A lift technician at a museum in the Netherlands mistakenly threw away a piece of artwork made to look like two empty beer cans. “Our art encourages visitors to see everyday objects in a new light. “He was just doing his job in good faith”, said van Zanten. They were cleaned and then displayed on a traditional plinth at the museum entrance, according to the statement. Last year, an artwork consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall was eaten by a hungry visitor to a gallery in Seoul, South Korea.

Persons: Alexandre Lavet, ”, Sietske van Zanten, van Zanten, it’s, Alexandre Lavet’s, “, Elisah van den Bergh, hasn’t, Maurizio Cattelan Organizations: CNN, LAM, Art Basel Miami Beach Locations: Netherlands, French, Lisse, Amsterdam, Seoul, South Korea, Italian

☆ Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil suspends Elon Musk's social network after it fails to comply with orders from Minister Alexandre de Moraes to block accounts of those being investigated by the Brazilian justice system. Elon Musk's X is getting back up and running in Brazil after a months-long standoff between the company and the country's federal supreme court minister, Alexandre de Moraes. "X is proud to return to Brazil," the company wrote in a post on X from its global government affairs account. Rather than comply, Musk initially closed X's headquarters in Brazil, and said he wouldn't employ a legal representative there for a time. G1 Globo news reported that users were regaining access to X on Tuesday after the court authorization.

Persons: Alexandre de Moraes, Elon Musk's, de Moraes, Brazil's, Musk, Voldemort, Moraes, Brazilenese, X, Tim Higgins Organizations: Federal Supreme Court, Elon, SpaceX, Globo Locations: Brazil, Brazilian

☆ Musk's X paid $5 million in fines to the wrong bank, Brazil's Supreme Court said
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

X mistakenly transferred $5 million in fines to the wrong bank, said Brazil's Supreme Court. AdvertisementElon Musk's X just botched a $5 million payment in Brazil by transferring it to the wrong bank, according to Brazil's Supreme Court, Reuters reported on Saturday. In late August, Brazil's Supreme Court banned the platform for failing to comply with orders related to content moderation and for not appointing a legal representative in the country. AdvertisementOn Friday, X's legal team submitted documents showing that they paid the fines. X and the Brazil Supreme Court did not respond to requests for comment sent by Business Insider outside business hours.

Persons: X, —, Elon Musk's X, Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, De Moraes Organizations: Service, Reuters, Twitter, Brazil's, Supreme, Business Insider, Citigroup Locations: Brazil

☆ The beginner's guide to nepo babies
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Amanda Yen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementThere's one other field that's become a magnet for nepo babies with something new to say: journalism. The coastersBrooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham at the Academy Museum Gala in December 2023. Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham also fall into this category. The activistsSome nepo babies use their inherited millions to address social issues they're passionate about. The normiesLastly, there are some nepo babies who have chosen professions in fields where their connections won't help them quite as much.

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☆ France’s Marine Le Pen and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Le Pen, whose party has softened its anti-EU stance in recent years, denies wrongdoing and claims the case is politically driven. Le Pen was runner-up to Macron in the 2017 and 2022 presidential elections. This figure corresponds to the 3.7 million euros allegedly defrauded through the scheme, minus the 1 million euros already paid back. At the time, the party was also indebted to a Russian bank for 9.4 million euros, a loan taken out in 2014 for 6 million euros. That was decided by Marine Le Pen and others.

Persons: Marine Le Pen, Le Pen, ”, Le Pen’s, Emmanuel Macron, Pen, Le, Patrick Maisonneuve, Martin Schulz, Schulz, Alexandre Varault, Alain Jocard, Pen’s, Thierry Légier, Jean, Marie, Légier, Marie Le Pen, “ Organizations: Paris AP, National Rally, centrists, French National Assembly, National, Associated Press, Getty, National Front, Socialists Locations: Paris, France, AFP, Russian

☆ Elon Musk's battle with Brazil over content on X may be drawing to a close — as soon as he pays the last bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Last week, Elon Musk's X agreed to comply with orders from Brazil's Supreme Court. Reuters reported Friday that the Brazilian courts hit X with one last fine of $1.8 million. AdvertisementIt looks like Elon Musk's battle with Brazil's Supreme Court over content moderation concerns on X may finally be drawing to a close, a week after the social media platform agreed to comply with orders from Brazil's high court. AdvertisementWith the latest $1.8 million fine, de Moraes is "making a final demand on Elon Musk," Sérgio Botinha, an international business lawyer in Brazil, told Business Insider. AdvertisementGreg Barnett, an American lawyer who helps US clients solve business and legal problems in Brazil, agreed that Musk's saga of challenging de Moraes is likely over.

Persons: Elon Musk's, —, Elon, There's, Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, Jair Bolsonaro, Starlink, Elon Musk, Botinha, you've, he's, Greg Barnett, X, Moraes, Barnett Organizations: Brazil's, Reuters, Service, Business, Brazilian Supreme, Elon Locations: Brazil's, Brazil, American

☆ Elon Musk's X will be allowed back online in Brazil after paying one more fine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil suspends Elon Musk's social network after it fails to comply with orders from Minister Alexandre de Moraes to block accounts of those being investigated by the Brazilian justice system. X has to pay one last fine before the social network owned by Elon Musk is allowed back online in Brazil, according to a decision out Friday from the country's top justice, Alexandre de Moraes. Earlier this month, X filed paperwork informing Brazil's supreme court that it is now in compliance with orders, which it previously defied. X's legal representative in Brazil, Rachel de Oliveira, is also required to pay a fine of 300,000 reals. Earlier this month, the STF froze the business assets of Musk companies, including both X and satellite internet business Starlink, operating in Brazil.

Persons: Alexandre de Moraes, Elon Musk, Brazil's, Rachel de Oliveira, de Moraes, Musk, X, STF Organizations: Federal Supreme Court, Elon, Globo, Tribunal Federal, SpaceX Locations: Brazil, Brazilian

☆ Elon Musk’s X to comply with Brazil court orders after U-turn
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Brazilian Supreme Court asked the social media platform Saturday to present documents validating its new legal representative in the country. X was shut down in Brazil in late August after it did not comply with orders from the top court related to hate speech moderation on the platform. X lawyers said late Friday that the platform had named a legal representative in Brazil, addressing a key demand imposed by the court. X had a legal representative in Brazil until mid-August, when it decided to close its offices and fire its local staff. It was not immediately clear which were the accounts X has been ordered to block, as the probe is confidential.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Alexandre de Moraes, Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao, Musk, Moraes, X Organizations: Brazilian, Court Locations: Brazil

☆ There's a Reason Elon Musk Isn't Fighting for Speech Rights in France: Expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementBut an expert on corporate law told Business Insider that there's a reason the billionaire isn't taking his battle of free speech principles to, say, France. Musk has previously complied with content moderation requests from other governments, including the increasingly authoritarian nations of Turkey and India. In 2023, he indicated he would abide by the European Union's rulebook on content moderation, known as the Digital Services Act, Politico reported. Alon-Beck told BI that, in countries like France with strict laws around content moderation, Musk is no different than Durov, and she would expect he could be arrested if he continues to push the boundaries of local content moderation laws. AdvertisementRepresentatives for X, Telegram, and the Brazilian Supreme Court did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ How Elon Musk and X got into a messy situation in one of its biggest markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewElon Musk hasn't shied away from fights since he bought Twitter and renamed it X in 2022. However, the disagreement over moderation on X has blown up, leading to threats of arresting X employees and restrictions on other companies owned by Musk. X was then banned from Brazil on August 31 after failing to follow orders to name a legal representative for X. AdvertisementBrazil's Supreme Court fines X for resurfacing amid banBrazil fined X after some of its users were able to access the site on Wednesday, September 18, despite the ban issued in August, according to the BBC.

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☆ Brazil court asks X for documents as the platform starts to comply with orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

X was shut down in Brazil in late August after it did not comply with orders from the top court related to hate speech moderation in the social platform. X lawyers said late on Friday that the platform had named a legal representative in Brazil, addressing a key demand imposed by the court. In a Saturday decision, Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes gave five days for X to provide commercial registries and other documents proving that X formally signed Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao as its Brazil legal representative. Brazilian law requires foreign companies to have a legal representative to operate in the country. X had a legal representative in Brazil until mid-August, when it decided to close its offices and fire its staff in the country.

Persons: Elon Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao, Musk, Moraes Organizations: Brazilian, Saturday Locations: Brazil

☆ Elon Musk's X and Starlink face nearly $1 million in daily fines for alleged ban evasion in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk’s X faces steep daily fines in Brazil for allegedly evading a ban on the service there, according to a statement from the country’s supreme court on Thursday. The court said it would continue to impose “joint liability” on Starlink, the satellite internet service owned and operated by SpaceX, Musk’s aerospace venture. Brazil previously withdrew money for fines it levied against X from the accounts of X and Starlink at financial institutions in the country. X said it wasn’t intending to restore access for Brazilian users. Before the suspension, X had an estimated 22 million users in Brazil, according to Data Reportal.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Brazil’s, Alexandre de Moraes, X, de Moraes, Darth Vader, Harry Potter, Voldemort, Musk, Correio, ”, “, Cloudflare didn’t Organizations: Supremo, Federal, SpaceX, Cloudflare, CNBC Locations: Brazil, Starlink, India, Turkey, Hungary

☆ Elon Musk’s X and Starlink face nearly $1 million in daily fines for alleged ban evasion in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk's X faces steep daily fines in Brazil for allegedly evading a ban on the service there, according to a statement from the country's supreme court on Thursday. The court said it would continue to impose "joint liability" on Starlink, the satellite internet service owned and operated by SpaceX, Musk's aerospace venture. Brazil previously withdrew money for fines it levied against X from the accounts of X and Starlink at financial institutions in the country. X said it wasn't intending to restore access for Brazilian users. Before the suspension, X had an estimated 22 million users in Brazil, according to Data Reportal.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Brazil's, Alexandre de Moraes, X, de Moraes, Darth Vader, Harry Potter, Voldemort, Musk, Correio, Cloudflare didn't Organizations: Supremo, Federal, SpaceX, Cloudflare, CNBC Locations: Brazil, India, Turkey, Hungary

☆ X users in Brazil temporarily regained access. Elon Musk's company says it was accidental.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewElon Musk's X says it accidentally restored temporary access to the social media platform in Brazil on Wednesday, just weeks after it was banned in the country. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. This made "blocking the app much more complicated," the country's trade group for internet service providers added. In response, Musk closed X's Brazil offices and refused to comply with an order to name a legal representative in the country. X didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, ABRINT, Basílio Rodriguez Pérez, Pérez, Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, X, Moraes, X didn't Organizations: Service, Global Government Affairs, Business, Brazilian Association of Internet, Telecommunications Providers, BBC, AFP, New York Times Locations: Brazil, Brazilian, Moraes

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