RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald

Trump's Trump Media & Technology Group ( DJT ) and video-sharing

platform Rumble filed an emergency motion in a U.S.

court against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de

Moraes, the firms said in a statement on Sunday.

On Friday, the Justice ordered the suspension of the video

platform in the South American country until it complies with

court orders, after the firms sued Moraes in the U.S. District

Court in Tampa over accusations of illegal censorship.

Brazil's Supreme Court did not immediately reply to a

request for comment.

The motion seeks to stop orders issued by the judge, as they

said Moraes' rulings "violate American sovereignty, the U.S.

Constitution, and U.S. laws."

In the statement, the firms said that Moraes threatened

criminal charges against Rumble's CEO, Chris Pavlovski.

Moraes, who also led the country's tussle with Elon Musk's

X, ordered the suspension of service for Rumble until the firm

names a legal representative for Brazil, as law requires foreign

companies to have one to operate locally.

Moraes also ordered the payment of pending fines and the

blocking of the account of Allan dos Santos, a digital

influencer close to former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro,

and ordered the suspension of the monetization of his profile.

Dos Santos, who currently lives in the United States, is

considered a fugitive in Brazil and is under investigation over

alleged hate speech and spreading false information.

Moraes has spearheaded a crusade on perceived attacks on

democracy and political use of disinformation, particularly

under the Bolsonaro government, drawing ire from those such as X

owner Musk in the process.