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Brazil’s top court orders X not to circumvent ban at risk of daily fine

By Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2024 | 8:19 AM

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Elon Musk-owned social media platform X not to try to circumvent a previous ruling suspending the platform in the country, at risk of a daily fine of 5 million reais ($921,726.95), a court decision showed Thursday.

X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented the court-ordered block. A 5 million-real fine has been already imposed because of that, according to the decision.

($1 = 5.4246 reais)

(Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)