Last week, Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court ordered the unblocking of the social network X in Brazil. The platform has resumed full operations in the country. The blockade had been in place for approximately 40 days, following a decision made on August 30, when the company closed its Brazilian office and ceased to maintain a legal representative in the country, a necessary requirement for any business to operate.
The billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the social network, announced the closure of the company’s Brazilian headquarters after being fined for refusing to comply with a court order to remove the profiles of individuals investigated for posting messages deemed antidemocratic.
However, representation was reestablished in recent weeks, with lawyer Rachel Villa Nova resuming her role as the legal representative of the network. After the reopening of the representation and the payment of fines totaling R$ 28.6 million, X requested the court to restore its operations.
Juscelino Filho, Brazil’s Minister of Communications, called the company’s compliance with the orders a “victory for the country” in a statement. “We showed the world that here our laws must be respected, no matter who it is,” he said.
With 21.5 million Brazilian users, the country is the sixth largest market for X.
Source: Agência Brasil and Reuters