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The social networking platform X (old Twitter) formalized this Thursday (26) a request to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) so that it can resume its activities in Brazil, after informing that it complied with all the requirements that led to its operation being suspended by the court, an official told Reuters. source with direct knowledge of the case.
The company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, had its operation suspended in the country at the end of August by order of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF, for not having complied with court orders to remove certain content and accounts and for not having appointed a legal representative in the country. Moraes' decision was later confirmed by the court's First Panel.
Information about the X request was first published by Folha de S.Paulo and confirmed by Reuters.
According to the source, the company's defense team presented the additional documentation requested by Moraes to the STF last Saturday, such as: the originals of the missing powers of attorney formalizing lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova Conceição as the company's legal representative; the list with the payment of 18 million reais in fines for non-compliance with court orders; the blocking of nine accounts of those being investigated or accused of having committed crimes on the platform.
For this reason, the source highlighted, the platform was requested to be reestablished in Brazil, the source highlighted.
OX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A Supreme Court source with knowledge of the case said that the court has not yet received everything that Moraes had requested, and that only when this happens will it decide on the eventual release of the platform. For now, according to the source, there is no forecast for this to happen.
The day before, Reuters had reported that the request to reinstate X in Brazil would take place in the coming days.