BRASILIA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court

Justice Alexandre de Moraes decided to lift freezes previously

imposed on Starlink and X bank accounts after ordering the

transfer of 18.35 million reais ($3.3 million) from the accounts

to the national coffers.

According to a court statement on Friday, the lift was

ordered because the amount transferred to Brazil reached the

total X owed the country in fines, which had been imposed amid a

feud between billionaire owner Elon Musk and Moraes.

The judge has ordered access to the X social media platform

blocked in Brazil, its sixth-biggest market, after X failed to

comply with orders to block some accounts accused of spreading

"fake news" and hate messages that the judge said were a threat

to democracy. Musk, in turn, has challenged those orders,

calling them "censorship."

X also failed to name a local legal representative as

required by Brazilian law and ignored a deadline for compliance

with court orders, which led Moraes to order the freezing of

Starlink's accounts in the country for possible use to cover

fines owed by X.

According to the Supreme Court, Moraes has not withdrawn his

decision to block access to X in Brazil because it said the

issue around a lack of legal representation has not been

addressed, while content removals ordered by the judge have not

been fulfilled.

Musk, in addition to owning X and 40% of Starlink parent

SpaceX, is the CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla.

($1 = 5.5488 reais)