(Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court said Friday that lawyers representing social media platform
Payment of the fines, which X’s lawyers argued the company had paid correctly, is the only pending measure required by the court to authorize X to operate again in Brazil.
X has been suspended since the end of August in Brazil, one of its greatest and most coveted markets, after breaching judicial orders related to the moderation of hate discourse and not appointing a legal representative in the country, as required by law.
Early this Friday, X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, filed a new request to have its services restored in Brazil, stating that it had paid all outstanding fines.
Responding to the request, Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes asked that the payment be transferred to the correct bank.
It also determined that, once the fines are resolved, Brazil’s attorney general will rule on recent requests filed by X’s legal team in Brazil, which has been trying to have the platform reestablished in the country.
Following Moraes’ decision this Friday, general before the ban is lifted.
After backtracking and following the highest court’s orders in recent weeks, including blocking some investigated accounts, the company asked the court on September 26 to allow it to resume service in Brazil.
Moraes, however, then ruled that X still had to pay just over $5 million in outstanding fines before the suspension was lifted.
This Friday, X’s lawyers told the Supreme Court that the company had paid 28.6 million reais (US$5.24 million) in fines, according to a document seen by Reuters.
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