X has reportedly changed its stance weeks after refusing to comply with conditions set by Brazil’s Supreme Court that would allow it to operate in the country again.
According to The New York Times, the company’s lawyers said in a court filing on Friday that X has designated a legal representative in Brazil, as demanded by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, and has deleted the accounts that the judge said were a threat to democracy, as well as paid a fine. But, the publication also reported that Brazil’s Supreme Court has said that X has not submitted all the required paperwork, and now has five days to do so.
According to Reuters, what X has not submitted is paperwork proving it has formally appointed a legal representative in Brazil, as required by Brazilian law.
In a filing on Friday, X named Rachel de Oliveira Conceição as its new legal representative. The company has been working to restore service for users in Brazil after it was blocked in late August, and briefly came back online earlier this week using Cloudflare’s DNS. But, it said it was “unintentional and temporary.”
“While we expect the platform to be unavailable again in Brazil anytime soon, we will continue efforts to work closely with the Brazilian government to bring it back to life for Brazilians as soon as possible,” a X spokesperson said in a statement at the time.
Brazil has threatened X and Starlink with fines of around $1 million per day if they do not comply with the ban in the country. Justice Moraes also said users in Brazil could be fined around $8,900 if caught using a VPN to access X. The company’s latest move is a step toward resolving the issue and potentially bringing X back to Brazil legally.
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