SAO PAULO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Social-media platform X

became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an

update to its communications network circumvented a block order

by the country's Supreme Court.

The X update used cloud services offered by third parties,

allowing some Brazilian users to take a route outside of the

country to reach X, even without a virtual private network,

according to Abrint, the Brazilian Association of Internet and

Telecommunications Providers.

The number of Brazilians accessing X is unknown, according

to Abrint.

X did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

"I believe the change was probably intentional. Why would X

use a third-party service that ends up being slower than its

own?" Basilio Perez, a board member at Abrint, told Reuters.

Last month, after a months-long dispute between X owner Elon

Musk and Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme

Court ordered Brazil's mobile and internet service providers to

block the platform.

Access to X was shut within hours.

Any revised order from Brazil's national telecommunications

agency Anatel, which is responsible for implementing the court

ruling, will need to be more specific, because blocking cloud

access is complex and may jeopardize government agencies and

financial services providers, Perez said.

Anatel has identified the problem and is working to first

notify content delivery network providers, followed by telecom

companies to block access again to X in Brazil, according to a

person familiar with the situation.

The same person said it is not clear how long it will take

for the providers to comply with the order.