BUENOS AIRES, (Sputnik) – US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Starlink has asked the Brazilian Supreme Court to unfreeze its accounts in Brazil after they were blocked by a judge’s decision, the country’s media reported on Friday.
On Thursday, the G1 news portal reported that Starlink’s accounts had been frozen in Brazil due to the lack of a legal representative in the country. On the same day, Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes reportedly ordered Musk to notify the court within 24 hours about who would be the new legal representative of his social media platform X in Brazil, otherwise it would be suspended.
Musk said that X and Starlink are two separate legal entities, arguing that the judge’s decision was unlawful. Thus, Starlink applied to the Brazilian Supreme Court, asking it to reverse Moraes’ ruling and unblock its accounts, G1 reported.
The company reportedly claims not to be part of the proceedings against X. It also claims that its accounts were blocked «without valid grounds or established and valid procedure» and that Moraes failed to provide the company with the right to defend itself, G1 said.
Earlier in the day, X said it refuses to comply with «illegal orders» from the Brazilian court and expects to be shut down in the country.
