X (formerly Twitter) may soon resume operations in Brazil—if it's willing to pay an additional fine. 

According to reports from Reuters and other outlets, Brazil's Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes has issued an order stating that the Elon Musk-owned platform can “immediately return to its activities” in Brazil if it pays a fine of 10 million reais (approximately $1.9 million). This is in addition to the 18.3 million reais ($3.4 million) that X had already been fined. Brazil had frozen the accounts of X and Musk’s satellite company, Starlink, to cover the fines, but Moraes now requires Starlink to drop its appeal against these payments in order to move forward.

For most of this year, X has been embroiled in a legal battle related to Moraes' efforts to block accounts accused of spreading election misinformation. Musk has previously said Moraes “should resign or be impeached.” X eventually shut down operations in Brazil and was banned at the end of August.

The ban led to a surge in popularity for competing platforms like Bluesky. 

However, X has recently changed course, agreeing to block the specified accounts, pay the fines, and appoint a legal representative in Brazil. The additional fine stems from X allegedly bypassing the ban earlier this month, a move attributed to switching to Cloudflare infrastructure.

In a post on Thursday, X’s Global Government Affairs account acknowledged its compliance, stating, “We recognize and respect the sovereignty of the countries in which we operate,” and emphasizing that providing access to Brazilian users “is essential to a thriving democracy.”