After Shutdown of short message platform X in Brazil The company has been acquired by tech billionaire Elon Musk partially gave in and appointed a legal representative in the South American country. However, Federal Judge Alexandre de Moraes requested further documents and imposed a fine on the platform. Deadline of five days to submit documents appointing lawyer Rachel Villa Nova Conceição as legal representative of X in Brazil to submit.
Among other things, he requested a power of attorney from the lawyer for X in Brazil and proof of her proper registration with the Chamber of Commerce of the State of São Paulo, according to the Supreme Federal Court’s decision.
Moraes had ordered the shutdown of the online service at the end of August. Previously, X had Allow the court-imposed deadline for appointing a legal representative to elapseThe company also refused to block the accounts of right-wing activists who spread conspiracy theories and misinformation. The Supreme Federal Court later withdrew a fine of 18.35 million reais (2.98 million euros) from the bank accounts of X and Musk’s internet company Starlink.
The entrepreneur closed the office in Brazil in mid-August on the grounds that he feared that the then representative would be arrested because of the legal dispute over the right-wing X accounts. The lawyer now appointed had already represented the company before the branch in Brazil was closed.
Musk, who has been a prominent supporter of former Republican President Donald Trump in the US election campaign for some time, always presents himself as a defender of freedom of expression. He accused Moraes of attacking freedom of expression and called him an “evil dictator”. In April, the federal judge had already opened an investigation against Musk himself for obstruction of justice and incitement to commit crimes. (dpa)
