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Brazil Faces Off with Musk’s Starlink as Suspension Deadline Nears

Evelyn Blake
Last updated: 3 September 2024 21:37
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Starlink, the satellite broadband company owned by Elon Musk, has declined to obey an order of the Brazilian Supreme Court to restrict access to the social networking website X (previously known as Twitter). The order originates from the legal procedures that X has faced due to the lack of an appointed legal person in Brazil.  According to Reuters, Starlink’s accounts have also been frozen in Brazil, which only intensifies the conflict between the companies.

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The move not to obey with the suspension order was made after Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel disclosed that Starlink announced its unwillingness to block X until all its accounts are unpaused. The satellite service currently holding over 200,000 customers in Brazil is now in a legal battle with Brazil’s Supreme Court with the Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who had previously ordered the shutdown of X in the country.

The Cause Behind the Suspension

The conflict started when X breached its regulatory compliance standards by not registering its legal representation within the jurisdiction of Brazil as required by law. This led Justice Moraes to suspend X from social media by saying that there is the need to have more regulations on the social media operating within Brazil. The platform was also charged significantly for declining to produce documents for several other ongoing investigations.

 Specifically, fearing the suspension order, Brazil has frozen Starlink’s bank accounts and accused X of not paying the fine imposed on it. Consequently, Elon Musk has called Moraes a ‘dictator’ on social media sites. Interestingly, rather than easing the conflict, Musk’s criticism has only inflamed the tensions between his companies and Brazillian authorities further.

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Brazil’s Legal Response

Brazilian judges are likely to resume their session in the next couple of days to revisit the case. Legal analysts reportedly foresee the Supreme Court affirming Justice Moraes’ decision that has implications on X and Starlink doing business in Brazil.

However, considering the court’s inflexibility, Starlink’s non-compliance may result in further penalties and legal measures. Brazilian law focuses considerably upon checking foreign entities’ compliance with local laws governing their activities, especially with regard to the internet, where scams and toxic content have raised growing concerns in terms of nation security.

 End Note

As the deadline for suspension approaches, it is still unclear how Brazil will be able to implement this order against Musk’s vast businesses. The case highlights the new area of technological conflict and clash between technology companies and governments across the world due to increasing regulation on digital markets. However, the firm’s defiance could escalate into even more serious repercussions, which illustrates the difficulty of governing international technology corporations.

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Evelyn Blake is an investor in technology and journalist who has been in the nascent space since 2014. Her love and passion for technological innovations made her delve deeper into the world of technology evolution. As a journalist, Evelyn has been covering latest trends and emerging gadgetries. She is a philanthropist and human rights activist.

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