Brazil’s first lady insults Elon Musk at G20 social event
The swear word incident adds a new twist to Brazil’s already strained relationship with the tech billionaire right before the G20
Brazil’s first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, swore at billionaire Elon Musk during a G20 social event on Saturday at which she spoke about the need to regulate social media to rein in misinformation.
A ship’s horn sounded as she spoke and she joked, “I think it’s Elon Musk,” before adding she was not afraid of the tech tycoon, using a swear word to reinforce her point.
Rosangela da Silva, the wife of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, took aim at the billionaire owner of the X platform while talking about the effects of social media and the need to combat fake news.
The feud has been brewing between Lula’s camp and the world’s richest man since even before Brazil’s Supreme Court blocked access to X earlier this year.
Janja, as the first lady is known, last year threatened to sue the social media company after an apparent hack of her account, accusing Musk of failing to adequately respond.
Musk, owner of social network X, reacted to a video of her remarks by posting a laughing-out-loud emoji graphic.
