Rumble and Trump Media's New Attempt to Overturn Moraes' Decision

Rumble and Trump Media filed a lawsuit in Florida on Wednesday, the 16th, challenging a ruling by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes . Information about the lawsuit, which is being processed under court secrecy, was released by UOL .

The companies' goal is to declare invalid Moraes' order, issued last week, to remove posts by US-based Bolsonaro supporter Rodrigo Constantino and share his data.

According to Rumble, the profile has been inactive since December 2023. Furthermore, Moraes' decision is ineffective, as the platform has already been blocked in Brazil since February, and would be irregular because it was forwarded via email to company employees in Florida.

Moraes signed the order two days after US President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian products. In the letter announcing the measure, the tycoon spread misinformation about the Supreme Court case against Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and accused the court of issuing "hundreds of secret and illegal censorship orders to US social media platforms."

On July 7, Moraes was the target of another US subpoena in a lawsuit filed by Rumble and Trump Media. Both claim that the minister engaged in censorship by ordering social media profiles blocked.

The companies' central argument is that the judge violated US laws by demanding the removal of content or the suspension of profiles in the United States.

The subpoena gave the minister 21 days to present his defense. If there is no response, Moraes will be tried in absentia—a situation in which the case moves forward based solely on the plaintiffs' allegations.