On Saturday, the Global Government Affairs profile, an official X profile dedicated to general political matters, posted that "X Corp. was forced by court decisions to block certain popular accounts in Brazil."

The request, which until then had no disclosed issuer, stated that the blocked profiles violated the Marco Civil da Internet (Internet Civil Rights Framework) and the Federal Constitution. If the orders were not complied with, the social network would be punished with daily fines.

After the post, Musk, who owns the social network, soon revealed that it was Minister of the STF, Alexandre de Moraes, who requested the account blockings. The publication was the first of many that stirred the social network worldwide.

The subject took over the trending topics (term used to rank the most discussed topics worldwide on the social network) and made headlines in various newspapers and websites around the world.

Since Musk took over the company in April 2022, mass layoffs have occurred worldwide. At the time, the number reached 50% of the company's global workforce. Brazil was not exempt, and this was reflected in its occupancy.

"We recognize that a certain number of people who have made significant contributions to Twitter will be affected, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company's success in the future," was stated in an internal memo from the company to global employees.

Market Analytics data shows that before Musk took over the company, in the first quarter of 2022, the social network had already vacated the 10th floor at Praça Faria Lima. With the billionaire already in command, in the third quarter of 2023, the social network stopped occupying the 8th floor, and by 2024, X had permanently left Praça Faria Lima, vacating the 9th floor.