X only needs to pay one final fine in Brazil to have its services restored, as reported by Bloomberg and CNBC. The Supreme Court has mandated the company to pay 10 million Reais, approximately $1.9 million, due to its failure to comply with a court order for two days. Justice Moraes stated that the company’s return "depends solely on full compliance with Brazilian legislation and the absolute observance of the court orders regarding national sovereignty." Specifically, Moraes imposed the fine on September 19 for reinstating services in the country for some users despite a ban on the website. Additionally, the judge fined the company after X ignored the ban again on September 23 through Starlink.
Elon Musk, X's owner, previously resisted Moraes' order to remove and freeze several accounts allegedly spreading disinformation on the platform, viewing it as censorship. He chose to shut down operations in Brazil rather than comply. In retaliation, Moraes directed the nation's internet providers to block the social media platform and issued a new rule stating that anyone accessing X via a VPN could face a daily fine of 50,000 Reais ($8,900). The court also froze the Brazilian bank account of SpaceX's Starlink internet service provider, ultimately withdrawing 18.35 million Reais ($3.4 million) from Starlink's and X's accounts to cover previous penalties imposed on the social network.
Recently, however, X's lawyers reportedly filed a court document identifying the company's legal representative in Brazil, as requested by Moraes. The platform also removed the accounts the judge had identified in his initial directives as threats to democracy, indicating a willingness to comply with the court's orders. The New York Times reported that X had previously failed to submit all necessary paperwork for Brazil to lift its ban. Moraes' statement that the company can "immediately return to its activities" upon paying this fine suggests that X has resolved the outstanding issues, and Brazilian users may soon regain access to the website.
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