Brazil judge blocks Starlink accounts in the country amid X spat, source says

FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes on Thursday ordered the blocking of the financial accounts of billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink due to the lack of legal representatives in the country for social media platform X, a Supreme Court source told Reuters.

Moraes and Musk have been in a public feud for months, after X failed to comply with legal orders to block certain accounts accused of spreading "fake news" and hate messages.

(Reporting by Ricardo Brito in Brasilia; Editing by Christian Plumb)