Alexandre de Moraes: Brazil judge in feud with Elon Musk

Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes attends an event where he received a tribute by the Public Ministry of Sao Paulo, after the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered an immediate suspension of social media platform X in the country, in Sao Paulo on Aug. 30, 2024. FILE - Judge Alexandre de Moraes speaks during session of a trial for the storming of government buildings in the capital on Jan. 8, 2023, at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 14, 2023.

With his stern gaze and shiny-bald head, Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes has emerged as one of the most powerful and polarizing people in Brazil by probing far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's alleged attacks on democracy.