Twitter and Instagram accounts of Brazil’s most elected federal deputy suspended

Popular Bolsonarist federal parliamentarian Nikolas Ferreira (PL, right) from Minas Gerais state was suspended from his Twitter account by court order on Friday (Nov. 4).

The message “account maintained” appears on Ferreira’s Twitter site.

On Instagram, he shared on the same day a text about the suspension due to a court order related to an ongoing case before the Superior Electoral Court TSE.

Nikolas, 26, was the most-voted federal deputy in Brazil in this election, with about 1.5 million votes.

The congressman shared a backup account on Instagram and said, “it’s unbelievable what’s happening.”

He recorded a video saying he was blocked from asking questions.

Then on Saturday morning (Nov. 5), his Instagram account was also suspended.