In his ruling, Justice Moraes pointed out that Elon Musk’s company is pursuing "jurisdictional immunity" to evade the impact of Brazilian court decisions.
Pacheco spoke out after Elon Musk's attacks on the Brazilian Judiciary. He cited the bill on the regulation of digital platforms, which was approved in 2020 in the Senate and is now before the House of Representatives.
As a condition of their release, the defendants must comply with precautionary measures, such as wearing electronic ankle monitors, instead of being held in custody.
A total of 1,014 have been set free so far and 392 are still in prison. They had been arrested over the rallies staged on Jan. 8, when government headquarters were ransacked in the capital Brasília.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes argued the arrest is necessary to ensure public order and effective probes. He also decided to release 220 people under investigation.
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