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A judge in Brazil ordered internet providers to block citizens’ access to Twitter on Friday after Elon Musk defied his orders to suspend certain accounts in the country, the New York Times reported.

Alexandre de Moraes, a justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court, ordered the shutdown after Twitter refused to shut down the accounts of his political opponents, Twitter’s Global Affairs account claimed in a tweet.

“These enemies include a duly elected Senator and a 16-year-old girl, among others,” the platform wrote.

Soon, we expect Judge Alexandre de Moraes will order X to be shut down in Brazil – simply because we would not comply with his illegal orders to censor his political opponents. These enemies include a duly elected Senator and a 16-year-old girl, among others.

When we attempted…

— Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) August 29, 2024

The shut down follows Musk closing the company’s offices in Brazil on August 17 after de Moraes first threatened the company.

Moraes allegedly froze the bank accounts of the company’s Brazilian legal representative after she resigned from Twitter following his demands, the company said in their tweet. (RELATED: ‘Dictator’ Judge Punishes Elon Musk’s X For Refusing To Comply With ‘Illegal Orders’)

Moraes apparently ordered the shut down because of Twitter’s lack of a legal representative in the country, the New York Times reported.

“Our challenges against his manifestly illegal actions were either dismissed or ignored. Judge de Moraes’ colleagues on the Supreme Court are either unwilling or unable to stand up to him,” the company wrote.

Moraes also froze the finances of another Musk-owned business in Brazil, SpaceX’s Starlink, the Times reported.