As reported BBCBrazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes allowed the “immediate resumption” of X's activities in the country after paying a high fine and blocking accounts previously accused of spreading disinformation. The fine for the platform amounted to 28 million reais – approximately 5.1 million dollars. Elon Musk he also had to appoint a new legal representative in Brazil.
X returned to Brazil. “We will continue to defend freedom of speech”
“X is proud to return to Brazil. Throughout the process, the most important thing was to ensure that tens of millions of Brazilians have access to our essential platform. We will continue to defend freedom of speech, within the limits of the law, everywhere we operate,” the platform's representatives said in a Tuesday post. The entry was published in English and Portuguese.
The BBC also recalled that Brazil is one of the largest markets for the X platform in the world and the largest in Latin America. It is used by approximately 22 million Brazilian users.
Brazil blocked access to X in September 2024
As usual we discussedthe history of the conflict between X (represented by Elon Musk) and Brazil dates back to 2022. That's when the first accounts and entries that spread disinformation related to it began to appear on the platform presidential elections in this country and spread hate speech.
Although X received a court order deletion several accounts, Elon Musk refused to cooperate with the Brazilian authorities. He stated that the orders “are unconstitutional” and “harm freedom of speech.” Owner the platform closed the X representative office in Brazil, which was contrary to local law, and a state court blocked the medium in September 2024.