Last month, after a prolonged conflict between X's owner, Elon Musk, and Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme Court mandated that mobile and internet service providers in Brazil block access to the platform, leading to users being disconnected within hours.
However, on Wednesday, many Brazilians returned to the platform, with some praising what they perceived as Musk's defiance of the law.
X later clarified that a change in network providers had led to "an inadvertent and temporary service restoration" for users in Brazil.
In a statement posted by X's Global Affairs team on the platform, it was noted that the switch was prompted by the shutdown, as it rendered certain infrastructure for the rest of Latin America inaccessible.
Despite this temporary access, X indicated that Brazilian users would likely face another block soon.
The Brazilian Association of Internet and Telecommunications Providers (Abrint) explained that the update from X had rerouted some Brazilian users through third-party cloud services located outside the country, enabling access to the platform without the need for a virtual private network (VPN).
Brazil's telecommunications regulator, Anatel, is currently working to inform content delivery network providers and telecom companies to reinstate the block on X in Brazil. However, it remains uncertain how long it will take for these providers to adhere to the order, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Any new directive from Anatel, which is tasked with enforcing the court's ruling, will need to be articulated with precision, as noted by Basilio Perez, a board member at Abrint. He emphasized that blocking cloud access is a complicated process that could potentially disrupt services for government agencies and financial institutions.