1) With his operations in Brazil increasingly in deficit, Musk disregards court orders precisely to seek legal consequences. To feed his “narrative” of vilifying the Brazilian Supreme Court, to question electoral integrity in Brazil and to strengthen his pro-Bolsonaro allies.

Brazil's Supreme Court froze Starlink's assets in Brazil today, announcing they will only be released when X pays the fines it tried to shirk by shutting down its Brazil office. Local papers report that most Justices support shutting down X if it continues to disobey local laws.

#FromTheSouth News Bits | The King of Jordan, Abdullah Il bin al Hussein sent a message of recognition and congratulations for the re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Namibia banned Portuguese-flagged freighter MV Kathrin from its territorial waters on suspicion that it was carrying military equipment and explosive material for Israel. This measure is in line with the African country’s position on the conflict in Gaza. telesurenglish.net/namibia-blocka…

#Venezuela | Sabotage of the National Electric System is reported this Friday. Blackout is reported in 15 states of the South American country

Frequent guest analyst on teleSUR English, Danny Shaw , was detained and interrogated for 3 hours by the FBI on Wednesday as he was returning from the Free Palestine Film Festival in London.

The US government moved to protect its business interests today, issuing a warning to Brazil: "The US Embassy is monitoring the situation between the Supreme Court and the X platform. We reiterate that freedom of expression is a fundamental pillar of a healthy democracy...

#Venezuela | The permanent ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada showed a detailed presentation to expose the interference of the United States in the recent presidential elections of July 28. telesurenglish.net/venezuelas-nat…

Due to non-compliance with Brazil's laws, the Supreme Court has ordered the national telecommunications agency to block X here in it's 6th largest market. It is expected to be down within 24 hours. Thanks to political cartoonist Carlos Latuff for this graphic depiction.

Where to find me if X stays down for more than a few days? Blue Sky and my sub stack blog: de-linking Brazil.

On X being booted out of Brazil: treating a system where the rich can buy more reach than normal citizens as if it were a democratic commons, as a "free speech" issue, is ludicrous. In the global south, US social media corporations are coup machines. This is about sovereignty.

Venezuela | Our correspondent Gladys Quesada updates us on how the Venezuelan people and the government faced friday's attack on the national power grid. #Venezuela🇻🇪 #powergrid #people