Elon Musk’s X will seek to resume service in Brazil by paying the fines

Elon Musk-owned social media platform Reuters.

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 South American nation, as required by law.

After backtracking and deciding to obey orders in recent weeks, including blocking some investigated accounts, the company initially asked the court on September 26 to allow it to resume service in Brazil.

But Judge Alexandre de Moraes then ruled that the platform still had to pay just over $5 million in outstanding fines before the suspension was lifted.

The payments, for a total of 28.6 million reais ($5.24 million), have already been made and are “duly proven,” according to the document presented by X’s lawyers. “X Brazil requests that the platform be unlocked for free access by its users in national territory”.

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