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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Read starlink refuses to block it in Brazil, now I'm curious if that gets banned or somehow blocked although I can't imagine how.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The most they can really do is block payments, but even then, plenty of people would have access to foreign currency or bitcoin, so it wouldn't be that effective. Elon's also the kind of guy to start giving it away for free just to piss off Brazil's government more.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They can revoke Starlinks license to operate within the country; then issue arrest warrants for its operators.

The US has an extradition treaty with Brazil.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I doubt they'd extradite a military contractor. Likely Musk would have to cut a deal behind closed doors.

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