Moraes orders Telegram to appoint a new representative in Brazil

Moraes orders Telegram to appoint a new representative in Brazil


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The Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes gave Telegram 24 hours to comply with the determination.| Photo: Carlos Moura/SCO/STF.

The Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes determined, this Friday (26), that Telegram inform the Court who will be the new legal representative of the company in Brazil. The platform has 24 hours to constitute the new representation and present the nominee to the minister. If the decision is not complied with, the operation of the application in the country may be suspended, for an initial period of 48 hours.

In addition, if the indication is not made, the social network will also have to pay a daily fine of R$ 500 thousand. The magistrate’s determination took place within the scope of the inquiry that investigates the directors of Google and Telegram in Brazil for acting against the Fake News PL.

Lawyer Alan Campos Elias Thomaz, who was responsible for representing Telegram in the country, left his role two weeks ago. In the decision, Moraes mentions that the Federal Police heard Thomaz and he informed that he no longer provides legal advice to Telegram in Brazil since May 14.

“Telegram appointed Alan Campos Elias Thomaz as a legal representative in Brazil, also informing that it will continue ‘building and strengthening our Brazilian team’, which resulted, in the period that followed, in the regular subpoena of the company to comply with various decisions of this Supreme Court, including the blocking of profiles that publish illicit content and even the payment of a fine,” wrote Moraes.

“However, after the initiation of this inquiry, Alan Campos Elias Thomaz informed that ‘the declarant, as well as the Campos Thomaz e Meirelles Advogados office, including all its partners and lawyers, no longer provide legal advice to Telegram in Brazil, since 14 /05/23’. Effectively, the lawyer presented several petitions informing the resignation of the powers previously conferred on him and there is no news that Telegram has appointed any other representative in Brazil”, he added.



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