The justice warned that X will face a fine of around $19,740 per day if it fails to comply with the court order.
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened a probe into Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, for obstruction of justice after he challenged a court order requiring the removal of certain X accounts.
In his decision on Sunday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that Mr. Musk will be probed for alleged obstruction of justice, criminal organization, and incitement, according to multiple reports.
“The flagrant conduct of obstruction of Brazilian justice, incitement of crime, the public threat of disobedience of court orders and future lack of cooperation from the platform are facts that disrespect the sovereignty of Brazil,” the judge stated.
Mr. De Moraes stated that the social media platform “shall refrain from disobeying any court order already issued, including performing any profile reactivation that has been blocked by this Supreme Court.”
The justice warned that X will face a fine of 100,000 reais (around $19,740) per day if it fails to comply with the court order.Judge Threatened to Arrest X Staff in BrazilMr. De Moraes’s order came after Mr. Musk announced on X on Saturday