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A panel of five Brazilian Supreme Court justices voted Monday to uphold a decision<\/a> (PDF<\/a>) requiring the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to limit access to X, the service formerly known as Twitter. Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the ban on Friday<\/a> in response to X owner Elon Musk\u2019s refusal to comply with court orders to block certain accounts and to identify a legal representative in the country. Four other justices have now backed the decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Poder360<\/em><\/a> and The Globe<\/em><\/a> report that three justices, Cristiano Zanin, Fl\u00e1vio Dino, and C\u00e1rmen L\u00facia, fully supported de Moraes\u2019 ruling, while a fourth, Luiz Fux, noted reservations about a fine for people who circumvent the ban with a VPN, saying only people who post criminal messages like those expressing Nazism or fascism should be fined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As far as the ban\u2019s effect, competing platforms have reported large numbers of new accounts<\/a> made by Brazilian users. News organization Poder360<\/em><\/a> noted that its X account will now be managed exclusively from Portugal to respect the judge\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Meanwhile, Starlink has told Brazil\u2019s telecom regulator, Anatel, that it will not comply with the ban until the court unfreezes its assets. So far, X is reportedly still accessible via the service. The New York Times<\/em><\/a> reports de Moraes has blocked Starlink from making Brazilian transactions while the court seeks to collect $3 million in unpaid fines by X. The satellite-based internet service is operated by SpaceX, which is also partially owned by Musk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n