The legend about X and Brazil continues. Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Friday that X paid the fine to the wrong bank, Reuters reported. This will delay the social media platform’s return to Brazil.
Back in August, Brazil’s Supreme Court banned X (formerly Twitter) for failing to appoint a legal representative in the country. Previously, X owner Musk refused to comply with a Brazilian order to remove misinformation and fake news and pay fines for it, which Musk called a “censorship order.”
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The battle didn’t last long, however, as X surrendered to Brazil in September, and Musk quietly agreed to the country’s demands: take down accounts spreading misinformation, appoint a local representative and pay a fine.
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On the latter point, Musk and X suffered blow after blow. In late September, Brazil’s Supreme Court said that if On Friday, X submitted a new request to Brazil to lift the ban and claimed that all fines had been paid. Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes responded that X needed to pay the fine to the correct bank, Reuters reported. The judge also said that once completed, Brazil’s attorney general would consider the company’s request.
X’s lawyers later apparently denied sending that amount, about $5.24 million, to the wrong place, according to court documents seen by Reuters. X’s lawyer also denied that X needed to seek the opinion of the Attorney General before he could work in Brazil again.
Mashable has contacted X for comment.
