A judge in Brazil has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts in the country amid a deepening dispute with X. The move comes as the same Supreme Court judge threatened to shut down Xi in the country and is a direct response to the ongoing legal battle with X. social media company, Reuters .
X’s owner, Elon Musk, has been arguing with Brazil’s Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes for months over a request to block certain accounts in the country. Company As a result of his operations in Brazil at the beginning of this month, X such as “censorship orders”.
Now, Moraes appears to be trying to use Starlink, owned by one of Musk’s other companies, SpaceX, to get X to comply with the court order. “This order is based on an unreasonable determination that Starlink is liable for the unconstitutional fines imposed against X,” Starlink wrote. on X. “It was granted secretly and without providing Starlink with any of the legal procedures guaranteed by the Brazilian Constitution. We intend to solve the issue legally.”
Moraes also threatened to completely shut Xi down in the country. On Wednesday, the judge said X would in Brazil, unless they appoint a legal representative in the country. X said in an update Thursday shortly after that deadline that it expects Moraes’ closure order “soon.”
“We certainly do not insist that other countries have the same free speech laws as the United States,” the company wrote. published in English and Portuguese. “The bottom line here is that Judge de Moraes is asking us to violate Brazil’s own laws. We simply won’t do it.” The company said it plans to release Moraes’ “illegal claims and all related court documents” in the coming days.
