A panel of five Brazilian Supreme Court justices voted on Monday to uphold a decision (PDF) requiring the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to restrict access to X, the service formerly known as Twitter. Judge Alexandre de Moraes issued the injunction on Friday in response to X owner Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with a court order to block certain accounts and designate those in the country legal representation. Four other judges have now sided with the decision.
Pod360 and Globe According to reports, the three judges, Cristiano Zanin, Flávio Dino and Cármen Lúcia, fully supported de Moraes’ ruling , while the fourth judge, Luiz Fux, expressed reservations about imposing fines on people who circumvent the ban through VPNs, saying that only people who publish criminal information, such as those expressing Nazism or fascism, should be fined.
In terms of the impact of the ban, competing platforms reported that Brazilian users created a large number of new accounts. news agency Pod360 noted that its X account will now be fully managed in Portugal to respect the judge’s decision.
Meanwhile, Starlink has told Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel that it will not comply with the ban until a court unfreezes its assets. According to reports, X can still access through the service so far. new york times De Morais has reportedly blocked Starlink from proceeding with the Brazil deal, while the court seeks to collect an unpaid penalty of $3 million from X.
Pod360 The court order reportedly gave internet providers and app stores five days to take steps to block access to X in the country, with a deadline of Wednesday, September 4.
