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X says complied with Brazil court orders, should be reinstated: source

Elon Musk's X social media platform has complied with orders from Brazil's Supreme Court and is asking for its suspension in the country to be lifted, a source close to the case told AFP on Thursday.

The platform formerly known as Twitter has been suspended since August 31 in Latin America's largest country, where it had 22 million users.

Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes suspended X in Brazil after its billionaire owner Musk refused to remove dozens of right-wing accounts accused of spreading fake news, and then failed to name a new legal representative in the country as ordered.

The high-profile judge has been engaged in a long feud with Musk as part of his drive to crack down on disinformation in Brazil.

The company has now, however, presented new documents requested by Moraes and considers that it has satisfied all the court's demands and should have its suspension lifted, the source close to the case said.