By Luciana Novaes Magalhaes

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk-controlled satellite

internet provider Starlink has told Brazil's telecom regulator

Anatel it will not comply with a court order to block social

media platform X in the country until its local accounts are

unfrozen.

Anatel confirmed the information to Reuters on Monday after

its head Carlos Baigorri told Globo TV it had received a note

from Starlink, which has more than 200,000 customers in Brazil,

and passed it onto Brazil's top court.

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes last week ordered

all telecom providers in the country to shut down X, which is

also owned by billionaire Musk, for lacking a legal

representative in Brazil.

The move also led to the freezing of Starlink's bank

accounts in Brazil. Starlink is a unit of Musk-led rocket

company SpaceX. The billionaire responded to the account block

by calling Moraes a "dictator."

The decision to freeze Starlink's accounts stems from a

separate dispute over unpaid fines X was ordered to pay due to

its failure to turn over some documents.

The Supreme Court did not respond to a request for comment.

On Monday, a five-member panel of the court is set to decide

whether to uphold Moraes' ruling.

Law experts consulted by Reuters have said they believe the

panel will likely confirm Moraes' ruling.