Billionaire’s satellite service is considered vital in remote areas but is coming under new scrutiny in Latin American country

Elon Musk’s X faces steep daily fines in Brazil for allegedly evading a ban on the service there, according to a statement from the country’s supreme court on Thursday.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has escalated its conflict with Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) and Starlink by imposing daily fines of about $920,000 for not following a ban on the social media platform in the country.

Brazil has fined Elon Musk’s X $920,000 per day after users briefly regained access to the platform after a ban.

In an abrupt reversal, the social network’s lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied. Brazil’s Supreme Court could allow the site to return next week.

Brazil collects its fine from Starlink and X and unfreezes the companies' assets it had seized, including bank accounts and real estate.

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice seized about $3 million in frozen funds of social media platform X and satellite-based internet service provider Starlink, both companies controlled by billionaire Elon Musk.

In an ongoing dispute between tech mogul Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge, authorities withdrew money from their company accounts to pay fines.

The White House issued a rare rebuke of Brazil Tuesday for banning the country’s residents from accessing X in a free-speech struggle with the platform’s billionaire owner Elon Musk. “When it comes to social media,