The suspension of the encrypted messaging application Telegram, imposed earlier this week for noncompliance in revealing information about extremist and neo-Nazi groups utilizing the network, was removed on Saturday by Brazil’s second instance appeals court.
Flávio Lucas, a judge from Brazil’s Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region, stated in his decision that a complete suspension of Telegram’s service in the country “is not reasonable” due to its impact on the freedom of communication for thousands of people unrelated to the ongoing investigation.
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However, the judge upheld the imposition of a daily fine of one million reais ($200,553) on the company for failing to provide the requested data.
The federal police requested the suspension order after Telegram failed to comply with a previous court decision to handover data about two neo-Nazi groups on the app accused of inciting violence in schools.
Telegram brands itself as a messaging app focused on speed and privacy and says its special secret chats use end-to-end encryption not stored on its servers.
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Telegram did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
($1 = 4.9862 reais)
Reporting by Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Writing by Marcela Ayres; Editing by Sandra Maler
By Reuters News
