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[Axel Heyst]

Twitter to be cut off in Brazil?

https://twitter.com/shellenberger/st...uBQbv8OSQ&s=19

Brazil IS ON THE BRINK.

I'm reporting to you from Brazil, where a dramatic series of events are underway.

I say this as an independent and non-partisan journalist. I'm not a fan of either Bolsonaro or Trump. My political views are very moderate. But I know censorship when I see it.

The Twitter Files also revealed that Google, Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp and Instagram betrayed the people of Brazil. If such evidence is proven, the executives of these companies behaved like cowards: they provided the Brazilian government with personal registration data and telephone numbers without a court order and, therefore, violating the law.

When Twitter refused to provide Brazilian authorities with private user information, including direct messages, the government attempted to sue Twitter's top Brazilian lawyer.

When I lived in Brazil in 1992, I was very left-wing. At the time, Lula and the PT's slogans were "Without fear of being happy".

In recent days, I have spoken to dozens of Brazilians, including professors, journalists and respected lawyers. Everyone tells me they are shocked by what is happening. They told me that they are afraid to speak their mind and that the Lula government is complicit in creating this climate of fear.

Brazil belongs to the Brazilians. It is not my country. As such, there are limits to what I am capable of doing.

But I can say things that many Brazilians do not feel safe saying: Alexandre de Moraes is a tyrant. And the only way to deal with tyrants is to confront them. It is up to Brazil's senators to confront the tyrant. And it is up to the people of Brazil to demand that their senators do so.

Thank you for posting this timely report. It is very informative and sad. I have been following these news events from afar and it is amazing how parallel what is going on in Brazil is to what is happening in the USA. So, brace up. I am pretty sure that you will soon be attacked on these pages by left wing, Woke Jacobin BM's who hate anyone who opposes their special brand of authoritarism. We live in precarious times. I can't believe what is happening in the USA. Nobody could have imagined this shit happening 10 years ago. It is time to stand up for our rights and freedoms before they disappear forever. This is no time for sitting on the fence anymore.

[Vagabundo1]

Twitter to be cut off in Brazil?

https://twitter.com/shellenberger/st...uBQbv8OSQ&s=19

Brazil IS ON THE BRINK.

I'm reporting to you from Brazil, where a dramatic series of events are underway.

At 5:52 pm Eastern Time, today, April 6, 2024, X corporation, formerly known as Twitter, announced that a Brazilian court had forced it to "block certain popular accounts in Brazil. ".

Then, less than one hour later, the owner of X.

At ElonMusk.

Announced that X would defy the court's order, and lift all restrictions.

"As a result," said Musk, "we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit. ".

At any moment, Brazil's Supreme Court could shut off all access to X / Twitter for the people of Brazil.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Brazil is on the brink of dictatorship at the hands of a totalitarian Supreme Court Justice named Alexandre de Moraes.

President Lula the Silva is participating in the push toward totalitarianism. Since taking office, Lula has massively increased government funding of the mainstream news media, most of which are encouraging increased censorship.

What Lula and de Moraes are doing is an outrageous violation of Brazil's constitution and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

At this moment, Brazil is not yet a dictatorship. It still has elections and the Brazilian people have other means at their disposal to confront authoritarianism.

But the Federal Supreme Court and the Superior Electoral Court are directly interfere in those elections through censorship.

Three days ago I published the Twitter Files for Brazil. They show that Moraes has violated the Brazilian Constitution. Moraes illegally demanded that Twitter reveal private information about Twitter users who used hashtags he considered inappropriate. He demanded access to Twitter's internal data, violating the platform's policy. He censored, on his own initiative and without any respect for due process, posts on Twitter by parliamentarians from the Brazilian Congress. And Moraes tried to turn Twitter's content moderation policies into a weapon against supporters of then-president Jair Bolsonaro.

I say this as an independent and non-partisan journalist. I'm not a fan of either Bolsonaro or Trump. My political views are very moderate. But I know censorship when I see it.

The Twitter Files also revealed that Google, Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp and Instagram betrayed the people of Brazil. If such evidence is proven, the executives of these companies behaved like cowards: they provided the Brazilian government with personal registration data and telephone numbers without a court order and, therefore, violating the law.

When Twitter refused to provide Brazilian authorities with private user information, including direct messages, the government attempted to sue Twitter's top Brazilian lawyer.

When I lived in Brazil in 1992, I was very left-wing. At the time, Lula and the PT's slogans were "Without fear of being happy".

In recent days, I have spoken to dozens of Brazilians, including professors, journalists and respected lawyers. Everyone tells me they are shocked by what is happening. They told me that they are afraid to speak their mind and that the Lula government is complicit in creating this climate of fear.

Brazil belongs to the Brazilians. It is not my country. As such, there are limits to what I am capable of doing.

But I can say things that many Brazilians do not feel safe saying: Alexandre de Moraes is a tyrant. And the only way to deal with tyrants is to confront them. It is up to Brazil's senators to confront the tyrant. And it is up to the people of Brazil to demand that their senators do so.

[Axel Heyst]

These sites say US, Canadians, and Australians will need a visa next week. The decree is from 4 January. Was it canceled or not?

https://www.riotimesonline.com/new-v...sts-to-brazil/

https://www.infomoney.com.br/consumo...ada-e-eua/amp/

There has been no change in the April 10 deadline that I have seen on the Official Brazilian Consulate visa website 3 days to go before the deadline. I am betting US, Canadians, and Australians will need a visa to enter Brazil starting Wednesday. I hope I am wrong. But if I am right I will apply for the damn thing in May which will be approximately 1.5 months before my planned SP arrival date in the middle of June.

[Nounce]

O gringo vem aqui e andão conhece a realidade.

Is it nao? Messed by the ISG spell checker?

[LuvChicas]

These sites say US, Canadians, and Australians will need a visa next week. The decree is from 4 January. Was it canceled or not?

https://www.riotimesonline.com/new-v...sts-to-brazil/

https://www.infomoney.com.br/consumo...ada-e-eua/amp/

It was postponed, now required effective April 10,2024.

[Mr Enternational]

These sites say US, Canadians, and Australians will need a visa next week. The decree is from 4 January. Was it canceled or not?

https://www.riotimesonline.com/new-v...sts-to-brazil/

https://www.infomoney.com.br/consumo...ada-e-eua/amp/

[World Jockey]

This might be of interest to most of you who don't have their visa yet:

https://brazilian.report/liveblog/po...-us-citizens/?

Yeah they are all over the place with that.

Total shit show.

[Mr Enternational]

This might be of interest to most of you who don't have their visa yet:
https://brazilian.report/liveblog/po...-us-citizens/?

A line in the article reminded me of one of my favorite old school Brazilian Funk songs, Rap the Felicidade. "claiming the move would attract more tourists to Brazil, a post card perfect country".

Nunca vi cartão postal que se destaque uma favela.

Só vejo paisagem muito linda e muito bela.

Quem vai pro exterior the favela sente saudade.

O gringo vem aqui e andão conhece a realidade.

I have never seen a postcard that highlights a favela.

I only see a very beautiful scenery.

Anyone who goes outside the favela misses it.

The foreigner comes here and doesn't know the reality.

[The Cane]

This might be of interest to most of you who don't have their visa yet:

https://brazilian.report/liveblog/po...-us-citizens/?

Why don't these people make up their minds? It's incompetence at work if you ask me!

[Rio Bob]

This might be of interest to most of you who don't have their visa yet:

https://brazilian.report/liveblog/po...-us-citizens/?

[Septimius]

Hello To All,

Wanted to use Seeking Arrangement prior to a trip for pre-planning but wanted to find out from the experiences of the experts on this board:

Primarily --1. Do I need to sign-up and pay -up for the SA? Or can I use the free version of SA and still get the information needed from the prospects?

2. Any lessons learned from the group that they can share?

Thank you.

You can sign up for free and view profiles. But to send and read messages, you will have to pay the membership fees. Sometimes they will run specials and that's usually when I join. 1 or 3 months at a time and don't renew. Good luck.

[The Cane]

Gee man, take it easy, will you? The guy asked about hotel pricing in Rio vs. SP. For someone who doesn't visit often, a totally legit question. Instead you're lecturing him using pointless generalities about how hotel prices are more expensive than other options (which is NOT always true, BTW).

That's just him being his usual angry monger self LOL! Sounds just like "Shoebree" (a. K. a. Shoetroll) sometimes. He actually has some good intel if you can manage to wade through all the acrimony.

[Krilimag]

Hello To All,

Wanted to use Seeking Arrangement prior to a trip for pre-planning but wanted to find out from the experiences of the experts on this board:

Primarily --1. Do I need to sign-up and pay -up for the SA? Or can I use the free version of SA and still get the information needed from the prospects?

2. Any lessons learned from the group that they can share?

Thank you.

[Xpartan]

You've obviously never spent much time in Brazil or done much traveling anywhere.

Gee man, take it easy, will you? The guy asked about hotel pricing in Rio vs. SP. For someone who doesn't visit often, a totally legit question. Instead you're lecturing him using pointless generalities about how hotel prices are more expensive than other options (which is NOT always true, BTW).

[Eszpresszo]

Very well but how relevant is this to the price of accommodation in Rio vs SP?

You've obviously never spent much time in Brazil or done much traveling anywhere.

It's not a secret that a) hotels are the most expensive means of accommodation in any country b) SP and Rio are the most expensive cities in Brazil. C) The cost of everything in SP is double that of most other cities in the nation, if you are to believe what Brazilians tell you (and you wallet tells you, as well).

If you are staying for a prolonged period, then look for accommodations that offer weekly or monthly rates. In may residential areas of Brazilian cities you will see apartment buildings that advertise "Aluga-se, Kitnet" offering "semanal" and "mensal" rates. Some pensions offer short term rates (see attached photo of a place around corner from my AirBnb) Oh, have you ever heard of AirBnB? Many apartments on AirBnb have weekly discounts, Then there are also ads for short-term apartments on OLX.com, which an Uber driver told me about.

As for overall costs, the price of punting varies significantly throughout the nation, but you asking about the price of accommodations, which is only part of the picture. If you can't figure out what all this is pointing to, I can't help you. But, somehow I doubt you are going to all these destinations you post about. So, it won't make much difference anyways, right?