After more than a month, Brazilian federal judge Alexandre de Moraes lifted the ban on the online platform X in the South American country. “I order the termination of the suspension and authorize the immediate resumption of X’s activities,” the Supreme Court decision said. The National Telecommunications Agency Anatel would be instructed to take the necessary measures to bring the provision into force. The cancellation comes because tech billionaire Elon Musk’s company has fully paid the fine of 28.6 million reais (4.7 million euros). Anatel now has to notify the internet operators about this, reported the news portal “G1”.
On August 30, Judge Moraes ordered the shutdown of X in Latin America’s largest country with millions of active X users. The news platform had previously allowed a court-imposed deadline to appoint a legal representative to pass. The company also refused to block the accounts of right-wing activists who spread conspiracy narratives and misinformation. In the meantime, X complied with these demands, even though Musk had announced opposition to them. After the ban was lifted, X emphasized that they were “proud” to return to Brazil. “We will continue to defend freedom of speech, within the limits of the law.”