The Supreme Court of Brazil authorized this Tuesday the “immediate” unlocking of the social networkafter the platform paid a fine of 28.6 million reais ($5.2 million or 4.7 million euros) and will agree to comply with court decisions.
Magistrate Alexandre de Moraes, in charge of the case, asked the National Telecommunications Agency to take the necessary measures to restore service X, suspended since August 31, the court said in a press release.
De Moraes stressed that the unlocking is “conditional” “total compliance” by the social network of Brazilian legislation and “absolute respect” of judicial decisions on the elimination of profiles accused of spreading false news.
Shortly before the magistrate’s announcement, the public prosecutor’s office was in favor of the restoration of
Musk refused for weeks to comply with orders to delete profiles and, after receiving an ultimatum from De Moraes, he announced that he was closing the social network’s office in Brazil and renouncing legal representation in the country, despite the requirements of Brazilian law.
He further accused De Moraes of being a “dictator in toga” which threatened freedom of expression and joined calls from far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro to initiate impeachment proceedings against the magistrate.
However, at the end of September, the tycoon reversed his provocations, again appointed legal representatives in the country and agreed to comply with court orders on removing the profiles.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also called on Musk to respect court rulings if he wanted to continue operating in the country.
