Brazil’s First Lady insulted Elon Musk in her abusive speech on social media. He replied quickly

BrazilFirst Lady swore at billionaire Elon Musk about misinformation on social media at a G20 event in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend.

Janja Lula da Silva, whose husband is President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was talking about the need to fight fake news and regulate social media networks when explaining how she felt About Tesla’s CEO.

At one point during his speech, a ship’s horn was heard, prompting him to jokingly reply: “I think it’s Elon Musk.” Reuters reported. He later said he wasn’t afraid of him and added: “Fuck you, Elon Musk.”

Musk, who was there He has consistently sided with Donald Trump since he won the election. He quickly responded to the images circulating on social media platform X.

Sharing a clip of the moment, she simply captioned it, “Hahaha,” and then shared a post that read, “They’re going to lose the next election.”

The First Lady feuded with Musk after he threatened to sue the social media company following the hack of her X account. He accused SpaceX’s owner of failing to respond adequately.

The incident occurred when X returned. Brazil after october remaining inaccessible for more than a month After the conflict between Musk and a judge on the nation’s highest court.

Internet service providers began restoring access to the platform after Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes allowed X’s sentence to be overturned.

De Moraes ordered the shutdown of X on August 30, following a months-long dispute with Musk over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation. Musk had belittled de Moraes, calling him authoritarian and censorious, but his decisions, including the nationwide suspension of X, were repeatedly approved by his colleagues.

Musk’s company ultimately complied with all of de Moraes’ demands. These included blocking certain accounts from the platform, paying a $5 million fine, and naming a legal representative. Failure to do the latter triggered the suspension.

Brazil, a highly online country with a population of 213 million, is one of X’s largest markets and its user base is estimated at between 20 and 40 million.

The Associated Press contributed to this report