Alexandre de Moraes allowed X (Twitter) to operate again in Brazil; To look

Taken off the air for over a month X (Twitter) can now start operating again in BrazilThis Tuesday (08), courtesy of Federal Supreme Court Minister (STF) Alexandre de Moraes. The unlocking comes after the social network owned by Elon Musk complied with all legal requests.

Moraes’ decision came on the recommendation of attorney general Paulo Gonet. Support for ending the restriction was expressed. According to the head of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), with the confirmation of payment of the fines owed by X, there was no longer any reason to continue the suspension of the platform.

“I decide to terminate the suspension order and allow the immediate return of x Brasil internet ltda.’s activities on national territory and order Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) to take the necessary measures for the implementation of the measure and forward this to the Supreme Court. STF in the decision The minister determined the period of 24 (twenty-four) hours.

On Monday (07), Caixa Econômica Federal had transferred R$28.6 million related to the payment of fines to an account at Banco do Brasil.At the request of the STF. At the end of last week, Musk’s company made the payment, but to a different account than the one registered in the process.

For this reason, minister Alexandre de Moraes, the rapporteur on the case, refused to unblock the old Twitter and said: a new decision will be linked to the transfer being linked to the correct bank account. The other two requirements (blocking the reviewed profiles and appointing a legal representative in the country) were already met by the social network.

When will X be up and running again?

Despite the decision of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, billionaire Elon Musk’s social network will not automatically work again. Just like when the platform was suspended, there is a process to follow from now on.

Following the court decision given by the STF minister, Anatel will be informed and then internet operators across the country will be informed that X can be released. Since there are more than 20,000 internet operators operating in the country, the process should take at least a day.

In this sense, the expectation is that at least as of this Wednesday (09), some Brazilians will start to regain access to the old Twitter.

remember the case

According to Moraes’ findings, OX started to be blocked in Brazil on August 31. non-compliance with court orders and absence of legal representation on national territory. The judge also imposed a R$50,000 fine on anyone who used a VPN to bypass the restriction.

Since then, there have been several chapters in the case, including the blocking of Starlink accounts, also belonging to the billionaire, to ensure payment of fines. Another section that attracted attention was the old Twitter becomes available again to some usersafter changes to the platform’s servers.

The change was seen by the courts as an attempt to circumvent restrictions and New penalties imposed by STF. The exchange of barbed wires between Moraes and Musk, criticism from President Lula, and the involvement of an American agency also occurred during this period.

Finally, X decided to cooperate with the Court and comply with the requestsBut the soap opera about the suspension of the social network in Brazil could not end without a new episode involving the payment of a fine sent to the wrong account, delaying the end of the blockade.

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