Elon Musk's X has reportedly appointed a legal representative and is agreeing to block certain accounts in Brazil, complying with the Supreme Court’s orders.

The impasse had blocked the social media company from one of its most active markets. RIO DE JANEIRO — For more than three weeks, a question has loomed over Brazil and much of the tech world: Who would back down first?

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.

Billionaire Elon Musk has decided to comply with court orders in Brazil in an effort to end the ban on his his social platform X in the Latin American nation.

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has reportedly reversed its stance and complied with key demands from Brazil’s Supreme Court following a weeks-long standoff. The conflict began when Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered X to remove accounts spreading misinformation that were deemed a threat to Brazil’s democracy.