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The opinion issued by Brazil’s Prosecutor General’s Office (PGR) to the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (@STJnoticias is deeply disappointing and legally unsound. @rumblevideo’s U.S. lawsuit does not seek to “punish” Alexandre de Moraes for his lawful judicial acts in Brazil. It seeks to protect the constitutional rights of Americans against the extraterritorial enforcement of censorship orders issued from abroad. No principle of judicial independence gives any foreign official, Brazilian or otherwise, the authority to silence lawful speech in the United States or compel American companies to violate the First Amendment. The PGR’s framing distracts from the real issue, which is that a foreign official tried to unlawfully extend censorship into U.S. soil. Our suit seeks to hold Moraes personally accountable for tortious interference and for violating Brazilian law, U.S. law, the U.S. Constitution, and binding international treaties. These are ultra vires acts to silence American users, remove lawful speech from U.S. servers, and threaten U.S. companies with criminal penalties for refusing. Moraes cannot demand to silence American companies from Brazil, serve them by email, and then claim immunity when those same companies seek justice in a U.S. court. The PGR’s attempt to block even the service of process under the Hague Convention shows that certain authorities have no intention of letting Moraes be notified, much less held accountable. Such obstruction undermines Brazil’s international obligations and exposes the political nature of these delays. We remain hopeful the STJ will do the right thing and authorize service promptly. Rumble will continue to pursue this case through lawful means, standing firmly for free expression and due process. t.co/drjvfsGEGo%E2%80%A6