<p>Social media platform X has received an inquiry from the US House of Representatives "regarding actions taken in Brazil that were in violation of Brazilian law," Elon Musk said on Wednesday in a post on X.</p>.<p>X was asked to suspend the accounts of "sitting members of the Brazilian parliament and many journalists," Musk said in another post.</p>.<p>The US House could not be immediately reached for comment. X did not immediately respond to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment.</p>.<p>The US House move comes after Brazil Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes opened an inquiry on Sunday into Musk after he said he would reactivate accounts on X that the judge had ordered blocked.</p>.Elon Musk confirms India visit, says 'looking forward to meet PM Modi'.<p>If X fails to comply with the order to block certain accounts the company will be fined 100,000 reais ($19,736.32) per day, Moraes said.</p>.<p>The standoff between Brazil and the billionaire started when Musk, the owner of X and a self-declared free speech absolutist, challenged the decision by Moraes ordering the blocking of certain accounts.</p>.<p>Musk has said X, formerly known as Twitter, would lift all the restrictions because they were unconstitutional and called on Moraes to resign.</p>.<p>"This judge has applied massive fines, threatened to arrest our employees and cut off access to X in Brazil," Musk posted last week. "As a result, we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit." </p>
<p>Social media platform X has received an inquiry from the US House of Representatives "regarding actions taken in Brazil that were in violation of Brazilian law," Elon Musk said on Wednesday in a post on X.</p>.<p>X was asked to suspend the accounts of "sitting members of the Brazilian parliament and many journalists," Musk said in another post.</p>.<p>The US House could not be immediately reached for comment. X did not immediately respond to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment.</p>.<p>The US House move comes after Brazil Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes opened an inquiry on Sunday into Musk after he said he would reactivate accounts on X that the judge had ordered blocked.</p>.Elon Musk confirms India visit, says 'looking forward to meet PM Modi'.<p>If X fails to comply with the order to block certain accounts the company will be fined 100,000 reais ($19,736.32) per day, Moraes said.</p>.<p>The standoff between Brazil and the billionaire started when Musk, the owner of X and a self-declared free speech absolutist, challenged the decision by Moraes ordering the blocking of certain accounts.</p>.<p>Musk has said X, formerly known as Twitter, would lift all the restrictions because they were unconstitutional and called on Moraes to resign.</p>.<p>"This judge has applied massive fines, threatened to arrest our employees and cut off access to X in Brazil," Musk posted last week. "As a result, we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit." </p>