(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s satellite tv for pc broadband firm, Starlink, on Tuesday mentioned that it’s complying with Brazil’s high courtroom choose Alexandre de Moraes’ order to dam entry to social media platform X within the nation.
In a publish on X, Starlink mentioned it had initiated authorized proceedings within the Brazilian Supreme Courtroom explaining the “gross illegality” of Moraes’ order, that froze Starlink’s funds and prevents it from conducting monetary transactions in Brazil.
“Whatever the unlawful therapy of Starlink in freezing of our belongings, we’re complying with the order to dam entry to X in Brazil,” the X publish mentioned.
Starlink added that it continues to pursue all authorized avenues, as are others who agree that the choose’s “current orders violate the Brazilian structure.”
Starlink had on Monday refused to obey Moraes’ order for all web suppliers to dam home entry to X.
Tensions between Brazil and Musk’s enterprise empire ratcheted up additional because the nation’s telecoms regulator threatened to sanction Starlink after its high courtroom stood behind the controversial determination to ban social community X from the nation.
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico Metropolis; Enhancing by Maju Samuel)
