Brazilian court orders suspension of Telegram for not delivering data to police

On Wednesday, April 26, Brazilian courts ordered telecommunications providers and app stores to suspend access to and distribution of Telegram for failing to deliver data about groups on the platform suspected of planning and participating in school attacks to the Federal Police (PF). The measure must be immediately enforced.

Last Thursday, the Federal Court ordered Telegram to disclose data on the groups and individuals suspected of planning school attacks. The app had 24 hours to deliver the information to the PF "for security reasons". The app partially delivered the requested data on Friday, but had not yet revealed the phone numbers of participants.

The fine for not delivering the data has also increased from R$ 100,000 ($19.769) to R$ 1 million per day. So far, Telegram has not commented on the matter.

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