Brazil supreme court orders suspension of Telegram app in the country -reports

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram, following a request from the country's federal police, local news broadcasters TV Globo and CNN Brasil both reported on Friday.

Telegram is one of the main social media channels used by Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies.

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