Judge asks for suspension of WhatsApp throughout Brazil

After the company responsible for the application fails to comply with a court decision WhatsApp, a popular message-sharing service, a judge issues a decision demanding the suspension of the service nationwide.

In a note, the Teresina Civil and Criminal Forum, states that the decision was given after the WhatsApp having failed to comply with an order requesting the availability of data relating to conversations relevant to a police investigation. The investigation is still under judicial secrecy, for this reason further details about the case are not disclosed. It is only known that the order is due to the fact that the company did not take pictures containing the sexual exposure of minors from circulation, related to an investigation being processed at the Police Station for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in Teresina, Piauí.

The decision was issued by the judge Luiz Moura Correia, who, after realizing the repercussion of the case, met with the Civil Police chief, Riedel Batista, behind closed doors in order to prepare the note that would later be released to the public. THE news was first released by the website Época magazine, in a publication by columnist Felipe Patury, who provided a photo of the decision (see photo below).

The order must be carried out on February 25, Wednesday. However, the company struggles to reverse this situation. So far there are no errors in the service.

Check out the full note below: