1.0Senator Rubiohttps://www.rubio.senate.govJuliana Camachohttps://www.rubio.senate.gov/author/jcamacho/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qamof5GKJu"><a href="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/rubio-for-the-sake-of-basic-freedoms-and-our-bilateral-relationship-brazil-should-rectify-this-authoritarian-move/">Rubio: “For the Sake of Basic Freedoms and Our Bilateral Relationship, Brazil Should Rectify This Authoritarian Move”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/rubio-for-the-sake-of-basic-freedoms-and-our-bilateral-relationship-brazil-should-rectify-this-authoritarian-move/embed/#?secret=qamof5GKJu" width="600" height="338" title="“Rubio: “For the Sake of Basic Freedoms and Our Bilateral Relationship, Brazil Should Rectify This Authoritarian Move”” — Senator Rubio" data-secret="qamof5GKJu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.rubio.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Brazil-Statement-1.png1600900Yesterday, the Brazilian Supreme Court upheld the decision to ban Brazilians from access to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. This countrywide ban raises concerns of freedom of speech and judicial overreach in Brazil. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement following the announcement.