Brazil sues Discord for R$500M and wants an office in the country

Brazil’s federal government has filed a lawsuit against Discord seeking R$500 million (approximately $97 million) over alleged deficiencies in the platform’s age-verification system and user-safety safeguards. The filing follows Discord’s recent appeal against a data-protection authority order that suspended its livestreaming feature, which the company argues can only be halted by a court. The legal actions occur amid broader scrutiny of the service’s compliance with Brazilian regulations.