Brazil's Supreme Court demands X pay fines totaling more than 700 million yen before resuming services in Brazil



The Brazilian Supreme Court, which had been in conflict with X (formerly Twitter) over the deletion of accounts that allegedly spread fake news, ordered the suspension of X's services in August 2024. In response, X accepted the Brazilian Supreme Court's request and took measures such as deleting the specified accounts, but X will have to pay a total fine of 28.3 million reals (approximately 740 million yen) to resume its services.

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In April 2024, the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered X to delete accounts allegedly involved in spreading fake news, but X and its owner Elon Musk strongly opposed the order. In response, Judge Alexandre de Moraes of the Brazilian Supreme Court decided to make Musk the subject of 'an existing investigation into 'digital militias' that allegedly spread fake news and threats to attack Brazil's democratic institutions,' and the conflict between the two parties became more serious.

Elon Musk of X (formerly Twitter) is being investigated by the Brazilian Supreme Court for allegedly obstructing justice, due to ignoring the Supreme Court's orders - GIGAZINE



Then in August, X decided to close its offices in Brazil, claiming that Judge Moraes had threatened its legal representative in Brazil with arrest if the latter did not comply with the censorship. The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered the suspension of X's services after X refused to appoint a new legal representative.

Brazilian Supreme Court orders X to suspend service in the country - GIGAZINE



X continued to resist the Brazilian Supreme Court's decision for some time after that, but in late September, he accepted the request, deleted the specified accounts, and changed his policy to pay the fine and select new legal representatives.

X deletes accounts specified in Brazilian Supreme Court order - GIGAZINE



The whole affair seems to have settled with X eventually giving in, but on September 27, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that X must pay a previously ordered fine of 18.3 million reais (approximately 480 million yen) in order to launch its service in Brazil.

The FTC also imposed an additional 10 million reais (approximately $2.6 million) fine for temporarily reinstating access to X from Brazil in mid-September, meaning that X will have to pay a total of 28.3 million reais in fines before it can resume service in Brazil.

Foreign media outlet Reuters reported that 'a person close to X said that while he is likely to pay the fine, he will consider appealing an additional 10 million reais imposed by the court after the platform was banned.'

X has not commented on the series of fines, but on the evening of September 26th, the company's Global Government Relations team posted a statement on their account saying, 'X is committed to protecting freedom of speech within the law, and we recognize and respect the sovereignty of the countries in which we operate. We believe that access to X for the Brazilian people is essential for a thriving democracy, and we will continue to defend freedom of expression and due process throughout the legal process.'



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