The message above was removed from the official channel Telegram @TelegramBR right now...

Recebemos uma ordem do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) do Brasil que obriga o Telegram a remover nossa mensagem anterior sobre o PL 2630/2020 e enviar uma nova mensagem aos usuários, que está incluída abaixo.

“Por determinação do SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL, a empresa Telegram comunica: A mensagem anterior do Telegram caracterizou FLAGRANTE e ILÍCITA DESINFORMAÇÃO atentatória ao Congresso Nacional, ao Poder Judiciário, ao Estado de Direito e à Democracia Brasileira, pois, fraudulentamente, distorceu a discussão e os debates sobre a regulação dos provedores de redes sociais e de serviços de mensageria privada (PL 2630), na tentativa de induzir e instigar os usuários à coagir os parlamentares.”

🚨 Telegram removed the old service message and sent the new message above to all brazilian users.

https://core.telegram.org/bots/update37alfnkdsbfj23bjbdsvb8s9120ei12fnb2bu34
Just another old page...

Although Telegram released IP and phone number from an user account to the Brazilian Court last year, untill now there is no report for Brazil on @transparency.

🇪🇸 Spain National Court orders the blocking of Telegram in the country
(despite it's unknown if Telegram was directly notified to manifest)

In 2023 a complaint has been filed in Spain National Court by Mediaset, Atresmedia and Movistar Plus (3 major Spain audiovisual companies) against Telegram, for infringement of intellectual property rights.

In 22 march 2024 Santiago Pedraz Gómez, judge of Spain's Court, ordered 10 Spain Internet Access Operators within three hours of receipt of the judicial communication to temporarily:
1) Block Telegram Web: https://web.telegram.org/k/
2) Block Telegram Messenger: https://telegram.org/
3) Disable and block the connection [IP addresses, protocols, ports and any other connection element], to suspend the operation of the "Telegram" application (app) from the connections from Smartphone and/or Tablet of the users who have installed the "Telegram" "app" on their computers, working from any operating system (Android, iOs).

The judge argues that:
🔹 Telegram was requested to identify the owners of accounts used for infringement of intellectual property rights but there was a lack of cooperation from the authorities of the Virgin Islands, which were asked to carry out a communication activity to those responsible for Telegram since July 28, 2023.
🔹 The measure of blocking the app has legal support in article 13.2 of the LECRIM which states:
"In the investigation of crimes committed through the internet (...), the court may order, (...) measures consisting of the provisional removal of illegal content, in the temporary interruption of the services offering such content or in the temporary blocking of them when they are located abroad." (translated)

Telegram's legal domicile is located in the city of Tortola (British Virgin Islands).
Telegram's operational center is located in the city of Dubai (United Arab Emirates).

Judge's order was sent on a Friday afternoon so it is possible that until Monday some of the internet operators do not receive the order and, therefore, the order may not be effective until then.

According to Santiago Menéndez-Abascal (Google's legal advisor in Spain) the court order can't fit in with recent rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Like the judgment in the case between Vladimir Kharitonov and Russia, which ruled:
"Where exceptional circumstances justify the blocking of illegal content, the country that issues the block shall ensure that the measure is strictly targeted to the illegal content and does not have arbitrary or excessive effects regardless of how it is implemented." (translated)

In this case I think it is clear that the judge order is against what was defined in the ECHR, won't block the infringement of intellectual property itself and will affect communication of 8.5 millions Telegram spanish users.

Check the full order below (in Spanish):

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2022 Resume of Blocking Orders of Telegram channels in Brazil:

🔒 block in 08/08/2022 (confidential)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/+L0PkRjJvJy0zZjhh
https://web.telegram.org/z/#-1281444021
https://news.1rj.ru/str/ZeTrovaoOficial

Judge reason: "call on the population to carry out criminal and violent acts of protest, on the eve of the holiday of 9/7/2021, during an alleged protest and strike by truck drivers."
What was said: The exact words were not specified by the judge.
Other info: @ZeTrovaoOficial is the official channel of an elected brazilian congressmen (https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A9_Trov%C3%A3o )

🔒 block in 31/10/2022 (confidential, unblock in 24/12/2022 )
https://news.1rj.ru/str/andrevaladao

NO REASON SPECIFIED

🔒 block in 31/10/2022 (public)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/grupob38

Judge reason: Fake news about election system and election fraud.
What was said: The exact words were specified to Telegram in TSE process 0601823-82.2022.6.00.0000, but i got no access.

🔒 block in 01/11/2022 (confidential)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/carlazambellioficial
https://news.1rj.ru/str/CarlaZambelli

Judge reason: "False accusations of election fraud. The refusal of the election results and ask for military intervention."
What was said: According to the Judge the ilegal speech was: "We know that the feeling of the majority of the population is one of anguish, sadness and even anger. [...] The result of this election does not reflect what Jair Bolsonaro represents for most of us. [...] It does not even reflect the feeling of the majority of the population. But, at this moment, I want to ask you to have serenity. May we have strength, may we have courage, but may we have serenity, to await our President's pronouncement and support him in all things. When I said during the campaign "loyalty above all, loyalty to Brasil and loyalty to the President", that's what we're about.[...]".
Other info: @carlazambelli is the official channel of brazillian federal deputy Carla Zambelli (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Zambelli )
My opinion: Talking only about this specific message the judge quote, there was no "accusations of election fraud", "refusal of the election results" or ask for military intervention.

🔒 block in 03/11/2022 (confidential)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/marcelvanhattem

Judge reason: Fake news about election system and workers from Electoral Court.
What was said: A video (i got no access) was published by the judge.

🔒 block in 20/11/2022 (confidential)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/turbometodos

Judge reason: Ilegal share of judge's personal phone number to promote "institutional antidemocratic attacks based in fake news".
What happened: Blogger Allan do Santos published in his Telegram Channel the phone number of the judge Alexandre de Moraes and he received a lot of phone calls of angry channel members.

🔒 block in 26/11/2022 (confidential, unblock in 30/01/2023)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/canaledraposo

Judge reason: Fake news about election system
What was said: Ed Raposo said: "In short: the law requires that all eletronic voting machines be auditable and those prior to 2020 are not. this time, the TSE has two options: 1. Discard the non-auditable eletronic voting machines; 2. Deliver the source code and prove that these eletronic voting machines are auditable. One way or another Bolsonaro 1st"
My opinion: The judge is right about and the message being fake. All voting machines are auditable (including those prior to 2020).
Other info: The judge ordered the unblocking of the channel twice. Once in 01/01/2023 and again in 30/01/2023

🔒 block in 29/12/2022 (public)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/dunapressjornal

Judge reason: Fake news about the election judge's president
What channel published: "A hacker exposed calls of judge Alexandre de Moraes with an ex-convict criminal" and other fake news.
My opinion: The channel information was clearly fake.

🔒 block in 30/12/2022 (confidential)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/realpfigueiredo

NO REASON SPECIFIED

2023 Resume of Blocking Orders of Telegram channels in Brazil:

🔒 block in 02/01/2023 (confidential)
https://telegram.me/guilhermefiuzaoficial

NO REASON SPECIFIED

🔒 block in 11/01/2023 (confidential)
t.me/patriotasb
https://news.1rj.ru/str/nikolasferreira
https://news.1rj.ru/str/monarktalks
https://news.1rj.ru/str/monarkk
https://news.1rj.ru/str/profepaulamarisa

NO REASON SPECIFIED

🔒 block in 11/01/2023 (public)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/opequenomenino
https://news.1rj.ru/str/patriotasbrasileiros1
https://news.1rj.ru/str/brazillianspring
https://news.1rj.ru/str/brasilpatriotanoticias
https://news.1rj.ru/str/brpatriotas
https://news.1rj.ru/str/patriotismopelobrasil
https://news.1rj.ru/str/soubrasileiropatriota
https://news.1rj.ru/str/patriotismodobrasil
https://news.1rj.ru/str/patriotismodobrasil_2
https://news.1rj.ru/str/patriotabrasil3
https://news.1rj.ru/str/cristaospelapatria
https://news.1rj.ru/str/verdeolivabrasil
https://news.1rj.ru/str/BrazilConvoy
https://news.1rj.ru/str/Brasil_Livre
https://news.1rj.ru/str/REGIAONORDESTEBR
https://news.1rj.ru/str/REGIAOSUDESTEDOBRASIL
https://news.1rj.ru/str/helpbrazill
https://news.1rj.ru/str/brazilianspring2022
https://news.1rj.ru/str/operacaojaguar
https://news.1rj.ru/str/atitude262
https://news.1rj.ru/str/Amigos_Secretos
https://news.1rj.ru/str/REGIAOSUDESTEDOBRASIL
https://news.1rj.ru/str/SOSordemEprogresso
https://news.1rj.ru/str/OrdemEprogressoBrasilS0S
https://news.1rj.ru/str/ordemeprogressopr
https://news.1rj.ru/str/ordemprogressobrasil
https://news.1rj.ru/str/Artigo142Federall
https://news.1rj.ru/str/promover142
https://news.1rj.ru/str/Artigo142Federal
https://news.1rj.ru/str/familiapenaporta
https://news.1rj.ru/str/JuventudeRevoltadaChat
https://news.1rj.ru/str/JuventudeRevoltada
https://news.1rj.ru/str/brazilwaastolen
https://news.1rj.ru/str/erafacista
https://news.1rj.ru/str/nosquarteis
https://news.1rj.ru/str/quartafeiramanifesto
Chat ID: -1001414618905
Chat ID: LIBERDADE!!
Chat ID: -100135511393
Chat ID: Balneário Camboriú

Judge reason: Fake news about elecion system and public encouragement of institutional rupture
What happened: These Telegram groups were used to organize a protest against brazilian congress and judiciary. Some of the protesters vandalized public building assets.
My opinion: Organize a protest to vandalize public building is illegal. The only groups that should be closed should be the ones where depredations of public assets and violence were stimulated. In this case, the judge closed all groups.

🔒 block in 14/01/2023 (confidential)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/+Uu1dvBuOt345OTBh (Ramiro Caminhoneiros)

NO REASON SPECIFIED

🔒 block in 28/02/2023 (public, unblock in 14/06/2022)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/pco_29

Reason: Fake news against election system
What was said: PCO published in Twitter: "The Electoral Court's dictatorship over Telegram is yet another attack on freedom of expression and an attempt to FRAUD THE ELECTIONS. After illegally intervening in the application, the court sends messages to all users telling them to read the newspaper Estadão to 'combat fake news'".
Other info: PCO is a legal Political Party in Brasil

🔒 block in 31/03/2023 (confidential)
Group: Verde Oliva

NO REASON SPECIFIED

🔒 block in 13/06/2023 (public)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/monarktalks
https://news.1rj.ru/str/monarkk

Judge reason: "spread fraudulent news about the actions of Supreme Court and the TSE (Superior Electoral Court)"
What was said: 'And it's not the guy who's going out there, fighting and putting up ... because every time the Supreme Court makes a move like that, it spends political chips. That costs him. [...] So why is it (the Supreme Court) willing to pay this cost? Why is it willing to guarantee non-transparency in the elections? We see the TSE censoring people, we see Alexandre de Moraes arresting people, you see a lot of things happening, and at the same time tbey prevent the eletronic voting machines from being transparent? You get suspicious, what kind of shenanigans are going on in those eletronic voting machines?'
Other info: Althought this speach was published only on RUMBLE and there was no such speach on the Telegram Channel, the Judge also ordered the blocking of Monark's Channels on Telegram, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Youtube, Rumble and Discord.

🔒 block in 15/06/2023 (confidential)
https://web.telegram.org/k/#@marcosdovalchannel

NO REASON SPECIFIED

2024 Resume of Blocking Orders of Telegram channels in Brazil:

🔒 block in 05/01/2024 (confidential)
https://news.1rj.ru/str/pfigueiredoshow

NO REASON SPECIFIED

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