Social media site X attempts to pay fine in bid to resume service in Brazil
Al Jazeera
Brazil, home to more than 21 million users, suspended X after it failed to comply with court orders and pay fines.
The social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has attempted to pay fines owed to the Brazilian government in a bid to resume services in the country.
But the Reuters news agency reported on Friday that Brazil’s Supreme Court has yet to lift the site’s suspension, saying the fees were deposited into the wrong bank account.
“The deposit of the amount of 28,600,000 reais [$5.24m] was not made correctly in the account linked to these proceedings,” Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said.
The announcement was the latest hiccup in an ongoing spat between X owner Elon Musk and the Brazilian government.
Earlier in the day, X had filed a request to resume operations in Brazil, on the basis that it had paid its fines.
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