[matheusmoreira]

This time the DNS block was ordered directly by a supreme court judge. No one can overturn that. Also, the political scenario was different. Brazil used to at least pretend to be a democracy with a constitution and rule of law. Since then, these supreme court judges have done far worse than block some messaging service. This is literally nothing to people like them.

[schoen]

> This time the DNS block was ordered directly by a supreme court judge. No one can overturn that.

I think you're mistaken, unless there was an incredibly rapid sequence of events in this case.

https://static.poder360.com.br/2023/04/decisao-telegram-grup...

Seção Judiciária do Espírito Santo 1ª Vara Federal de Linhares [...] assinado por WELLINGTON LOPES DA SILVA

That would be a first instance (trial) court, not any kind of appellate court. (Though in the Federal judiciary rather than the state judiciary.)

[matheusmoreira]

Yeah, looks like I'm mistaken. I think I read "federal judge" and mentally substituted supreme court. I apologize.

[sofixa]

> Brazil used to at least pretend to be a democracy with a constitution and rule of law

What do you mean? Didn't they have an election that the incumbent lost (for very good reasons I might add, anyone who bungles the Covid response that bad doesn't deserve to remain in power regardless of anything else (and there was a lot of "else")) recently, implying democracy and all that?

[cjalmeida]

Order was issued by a trial federal judge (1a instância). Please stop spreading conspiracy misinformation.