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Brazil judge suspends nationwide access of WhatsApp

The ruling said Brazilian telephone operators must "immediately suspend" WhatsApp services and continued non-compliance would see Facebook be fined USD 15,265 a day.

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Brazil ,whatsapp, wahatsapp blocked in Brazil, no whatsapp in brazil, Latest from Brazil, Brazilian telephone, Brazilian telephone operators, Brazilian telephone operators suspend Whatsapp, Brazilian court suspends Whatsapp, latest news, internatinal news A Brazilian Court has order that telephone operators must “immediately suspend” WhatsApp services in the country.

A judge On Tuesday, suspended the WhatsApp smartphone messaging service across Brazil, where it is hugely popular, for failing to surrender user data in a police investigation, the court said.

“WhatsApp is blocked across the whole national territory,” a spokesman for the court in Rio de Janeiro told AFP.

WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, has clashed several times with Brazilian courts after refusing to give access to police.

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The 19-page ruling said that Brazilian telephone operators must “immediately suspend” WhatsApp services and also said that continued non-compliance would see the Facebook company fined 50,000 reais (USD 15,265) a day.

Shortly after the ruling was filed, WhatsApp messaging continued to function in Rio, however. It was not clear how quickly the order would be fulfilled.

A spokeswoman for WhatsApp said she had no immediate comment.

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