Brazil supreme court lifts ban on Elon Musk’s X

On Tuesday, October 9, Brazil's Supreme Court announced the lifting of the ban on Elon Musk's social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), after the company adhered to court orders and paid millions in fines. The platform, which had been blocked for over a month in Brazil—X's largest Latin American market—was suspended over a dispute concerning disinformation. Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who played a central role in the conflict, approved the immediate restoration of X's services in the country. He also directed

Brazil's communications regulator to ensure the platform was accessible to its millions of users within 24 hours.

The conflict between Moraes and Musk arose from claims that X allowed disinformation to spread during Brazil's 2022 election campaign. Tensions heightened in August when Moraes blocked the platform for failing to remove right-wing accounts accused of sharing false information and for not appointing a new legal representative in Brazil.

Despite Musk’s sharp criticism of Moraes, referring to him as an “evil dictator,” X eventually met all of the judge's requirements, including paying approximately $5.2 million in fines.

This dispute, seen globally as a major clash between freedom of expression and corporate accountability, has now ended, and X is once again operational in Brazil.