Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Friday that lawyers representing social media platform
Payment of the fines, which X’s lawyers argued the company had correctly paid, is the only pending measure required by the court to authorize X to operate again in Brazil.
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Earlier Friday, X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, filed a new application to restore its services in Brazil, saying it had paid all outstanding fines.
In response to the request, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes requested that the payment be transferred to the right bank.
It also determined that once the fines are resolved, Brazil’s attorney general will give his opinion on recent requests made by X’s legal team in Brazil, which has been seeking to reestablish the platform in the country.
Following Moraes’ decision on Friday, X’s lawyers again asked the court for permission to resume operations in Brazil, denying that the company paid fines into the wrong account and saying they see no need to consult the attorney general before the ban is lifted.
After changing course and following high court orders in recent weeks, including blocking some accounts under investigation, the company asked the court on September 26 to allow it to resume service in Brazil.
Moraes, however, ruled at the time that X still needed to pay just over $5 million in outstanding fines before the suspension was lifted.
On Friday, X’s lawyers told the Supreme Court that the company had paid 28.6 million reais ($5.24 million) in fines, according to a document seen by Reuters.
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