Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faced significant censorship challenges during a recent live broadcast on X Space, as reported by multiple sources. The event, heavily censored in Brazil, required Bolsonaro to use three different X accounts and Starlink internet service to bypass government-imposed restrictions. This censorship reflects broader issues under Bolsonaro's presidency, including a failed anti-censorship policy he enacted in 2021, which aimed to prevent social networks from removing certain types of posts. Despite these efforts, Bolsonaro and his followers have faced continued challenges, including demonetization and police actions against them. Bolsonaro praised Elon Musk at a Rio de Janeiro rally on April 21st for supporting freedom of speech through platforms like Starlink, which remains the only operational internet service in some parts of Brazil.
🇧🇷 PRES. BOLSONARO: CENSORSHIP CRACKDOWN IN BRAZIL TARGETS CONSERVATIVES "The Brazilian media has always been a partner of the left - the only thing the right has to counter it is social media. My followers had their pages demonetized before, during, and after my Presidency." https://t.co/cLgDzLrhKB https://t.co/uxlMT9VEue
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro is currently speaking on @MarioNawfal's space. The space is heavily censored in Brazil and the president has been forced to use Starling and 3 different X accounts in his efforts to come on People listening from Brazil have to use VPNs https://t.co/KqzVbhwz77
🚨🇧🇷HOW BOLSONARO FINALLY GOT INTO LIVE X SPACE AFTER MASSIVE CENSORSHIP BY BRAZIL'S GOV 3 Different X Accounts BLOCKED Regular Internet Access BLOCKED Multiple Cyber Attacks Finally - thanks to an alt X account and Starlink - the former President of the 4th largest… https://t.co/jwqMttcYCM https://t.co/j2YXcrmUYj
🚨🇧🇷HOW BOLSONARO FINALLY GOT INTO LIVE X SPACE AFTER MASSIVE CENSORSHIP BY BRAZIL'S GOV 3 Different X Accounts BLOCKED Regular Internet Access BLOCKED Multiple Cyber Attacked Finally - thanks to an alt X account and Starlink - the former President of the 4th largest… https://t.co/ymGGaeku2l https://t.co/j2YXcrmUYj
🚨🇧🇷HOW BOLSONARO FINALLY GOT INTO LIVE X SPACE AFTER MASSIVE CENSORSHIP BY BRAZIL'S GOV 3 Different X Accounts BLOCKED Regular Internet Access BLOCKED Multiple Cyber Attacked Finally - thanks to an alt X account, Starlink. https://t.co/BKmJ8IZ3tO https://t.co/j2YXcrmUYj
🚨🇧🇷 BREAKING: BRAZIL BLOCKS X SPACE WITH BOLSONARO This is crazy. We are receiving notes from hundreds of Brazilian listeners that they cannot hear anything on X Space with Bolsonaro. The former President of the fourth-largest democracy in the world is being blocked from… https://t.co/I3UYHOHmpa https://t.co/wlJlyMP63c
🚨🇧🇷BREAKING: BOLSONARO LIVE ON X SPACE THANKS TO STARLINK "I'm very thankful to Elon for Starlink." The former president has joined from Brazil after massive levels of censorship from the government. His main account was censored before joining. He then created an… https://t.co/Vy9P4hdde8
👂 I can’t listen live to the Mario / Bolsonaro Spaces, but X is taking social media to a whole 🆕 level
🇧🇷BOLSONARO: POLICE SEIZED FORMER PRESIDENT'S COMPUTERS OVER A LIVESTREAM Eduardo Bolsonaro: "Everytime that you go public and talk about [censorship] issues, you're taking a risk that things can happen. Maybe the federal police can go to your house, just like what happened on… https://t.co/RNrYWolA2h https://t.co/G2ueOxG6a5
🇧🇷BREAKING: PRES. BOLSONARO TECHNICAL ISSUES JOINING X SPACE - BLOCKED IN BRAZIL Tonight's X Space with former President Bolsonaro is being censored in Brazil. If you are in Brazil - please use a VPN to join. Former President Bolsonaro will be joining soon. https://t.co/cd7IhUGLug
🇧🇷BREAKING: PRES. BOLSONARO TECHNICAL ISSUES JOINING X - BLOCKED IN BRAZIL Tonight's X Space with former President Bolsonaro is being censored in Brazil. If you are in Brazil - please use a VPN to join. Former President Bolsonaro will be joining soon. https://t.co/cd7IhUGLug
🚨🇧🇷BREAKING: BOLSONARO X SPACE IS CENSORED IN BRAZIL My Live X Space with former President Bolsonaro is BEING BLOCKED IN BRAZIL. In Brazil, you MUST turn on a VPN and point it to a different country to listen. https://t.co/nqEuTOh5Hr https://t.co/FBsFWorAo0
🚨🇧🇷REMINDER: X SPACE W/ BOLSONARO IS CENSORED IN BRAZIL If you live in Brazil and want to listen to my X Space with former President Bolsonaro, you must turn on a VPN. Otherwise, it will likely be blocked for you. https://t.co/pS1CXac939
🇧🇷HOW BRAZIL’S ANTI-CENSORSHIP POLICY FAILED In 2021, then-President Bolsonaro of Brazil enacted a groundbreaking policy prohibiting social networks from removing certain types of posts. This policy marked the first national effort to limit tech giants' control over content,… https://t.co/KAYa25ymCk https://t.co/pS1CXac939
Starlink is the only internet still in operation! It's Brazil 🇧🇷 🎥: @Chris_Branco https://t.co/JKOg0CRCeN
🇧🇷 BOLSONARO PRAISES ELON FOR DEFENDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro praised Elon at a Rio de Janeiro rally on April 21st: "Elon had the courage to show, with some evidence where our democracy was going, how much freedom we have already lost. He… https://t.co/MQnjrcdVy6 https://t.co/pS1CXac939
🚨🇧🇷 LIVE INTERVIEW: FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO Join us for an exclusive Space featuring former Brazilian President @jairbolsonaro as he discusses the battle for free speech between @ElonMusk and the Brazilian Supreme Court. https://t.co/Q4bShzLPcq
Dear Brazilian and American Friends, Powerful people within our governments and our societies believe they have a right to decide what we can and can't say, hear and not hear. They are not only trying to censor us, they are trying to ban from social media entirely the… https://t.co/TIEhhPlCZj