Brazil has blocked Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging app, preventing users in the country from connecting to service or sending messages.
A Brazilian court ordered mobile phone providers to block all access to the internet-based messaging service on Wednesday for a total of 48 hours, starting at midnight on Thursday, according to Brazilian phone company association Sinditelebrasil .
The injunction was sought by a plaintiff before a criminal court in São Paulo state whose identity was kept secret.
The first criminal court of São Bernardo do Campo said in a statement: "WhatsApp did not respond to a court order, dated 23 July, 2015. On 7 August , 2015, the company was notified again of being subject to fixed penalty in case of non-compliance."
Failure of WhatsApp to respond to the court orders led "the prosecution to request the blocking of services for a period of 48 hours, based on the law of the Civil the internet Marco, which was granted by Judge Sandra Regina Nostre Marques".