Rumble and TMTG claim that not only do Moraes’ orders violate U.S. public policy by undermining America’s basic principle of free speech, but they also violate U.S. sovereignty by asserting that a Brazilian court can exercise jurisdiction over an American company engaged in U.S.-based activity without the consent of the U.S. government.

The order was the latest salvo in an ongoing conflict between Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes and America’s free speech absolutists, many of whom are prominent supporters and allies to President Donald Trump.