BRASILIA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court

Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered billionaire Elon Musk on

Wednesday to name a legal representative for his messaging

platform X in Brazil within 24 hours or face the site's

suspension in the country, a court decision showed.

Earlier this month, X announced it would close its

operations and fire its staff in Brazil due to what it called

"censorship orders" from Moraes, while adding the firm's service

would remain available for users in Brazil.

The Supreme Court posted a screenshot of Wednesday's court

decision on its X account, tagging Musk's and X's Global

Government Affairs accounts.

X did not immediately respond to a request for comment

sent outside normal working hours.

In the decision, Moraes says that under the country's

law regulating internet issues, companies that do not respect

Brazilian legislation or the confidentiality of private

information could have their activities temporarily suspended.