X names Brazil’s legal representative, his lawyers say By Reuters

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has appointed a legal representative in Brazil, the firm’s lawyers said on Friday, in a move that would meet one of the demands imposed by Brazil’s top court to allow the company to work. in the country.

Andre Zonaro and Sergio Rosenthal, who were recently appointed as X’s lawyers in Brazil, told Reuters that colleague Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao had been chosen as the firm’s legal representative.

In late August, Brazil’s top court ordered mobile and internet service providers to block X in the country, and users were blocked within hours.

The shutdown followed a months-long dispute between Musk and Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes over X’s failure to comply with court orders requiring the platform to take action against the spread of hate speech.

Courts have previously blocked accounts involved in investigations into the alleged spread of misinformation and hate, which Musk denounced as censorship, and also ordered X to appoint a local legal representative, as required by Brazilian law, after which firm closed its Brazilian offices in mid-August.

On Thursday, lawyers representing X in Brazil said the firm would present legal representation at the local Supreme Court “very soon”.

They also said the firm is beginning to comply with orders to take down the content, which is another request from the high court.