Brazil's Supreme Court issued an order to block popular accounts on a social media platform, following Elon Musk's public statement prioritizing free speech over profits. Despite potential revenue loss and office closures in Brazil, Musk vowed to lift all speech restrictions, defying the court's order. Other tech companies in Brazil have faced similar investigations for alleged abusive practices, complying with speech restrictions to some extent. Brazil's government has used lawfare to pressure tech companies into compliance, with a proposed fake news bill aiming to penalize companies failing to identify and report illegal content. The definition of illegal speech in Brazil has broadened to possibly include misinformation, raising concerns of a move towards dictatorship in the country as per independent journalist Michael Schalemberger.