Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), denied on Friday the 27th of having unblocked X (formerly Twitter), even after the social network appointed lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova Conceição as the platform’s legal manager on Brazil and sent additional documents proving the connection.
Moraes made the return of the social network conditional on the payment of pending fines. Look at the minister’s requests:
– Payment of a fine of R$ 10 million for non-compliance, for two days (19 and 23 September), with the decision resulting in the suspension of the platform in Brazil;
– Payment of a fine of R$300,000 by the lawyer Rachel de Oliveira, legal representative of X;
– Confirm, with the express consent of Starlink, that amounts blocked on company accounts will be used to pay fines.
The decision states that X’s immediate return depends “exclusively on full compliance with Brazilian legislation and absolute respect for the decisions of the judiciary, respecting national sovereignty.”
The blockade of The social network went offline because it closed its headquarters in Brazil and refused to retain a representative who could be responsible for the operation of the platform and receive notifications from the Court.
OX has accumulated more than R$18 million in fines for failing to comply with STF decisions. The assets of the platform and Starlink, a satellite Internet company also controlled by businessman Elon Musk, owner of the application, were seized to pay the outstanding amounts.
The fine imposed in Friday’s decision is different. This is the maneuver used by the social network last week to circumvent the block imposed by the STF. OX used dynamic IPs, which allowed the application to temporarily return to working for some Brazilian users.
Moraes ordered the bank accounts of X and Starlink to be frozen to pay the new fine. Now the minister wants a guarantee that companies will give up resources.
“So that it can immediately resume its activities on the national territory, established Moraes.
In his decision, Moraes acknowledged that the platform sent all the necessary documents to demonstrate the appointment of the lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova Conceição as its legal representative. The minister also confirmed that all profiles listed by the STF have been blocked. Therefore, paying fines is the last pending task for the return of the social network.
The Federal Police continues to monitor irregular access to the application during the lockdown. Users who evaded the suspension could be fined.
Source: Terra
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