Sat Sep 07 22:03:52 UTC 2024: Thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro gathered in Sao Paulo for an Independence Day rally, spurred by the government’s ban on Elon Musk’s X platform. The rally is seen as a test of Bolsonaro’s support ahead of the upcoming elections. Bolsonaro and his allies have accused the judiciary of silencing their movement and have called for De Moraes, the judge who ordered the ban on X, to be impeached. Musk has supported the rally and criticized the ban on X as a threat to free speech. The Supreme Court upheld the ban on X, including a fine for using VPNs to access the platform. The tension between Bolsonaro and the judiciary has been ongoing, with Bolsonaro facing indictments and investigations.

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