(The twitter link isn't working for me, it only shows an error message followed by a reload link, so I don't know whether it has a link to a copy of the official order.)
If you want to attract business you have to create a reliable and fair system that people can trust in. Once you break that, it is near impossible to regain.
Heck, Americans don't even agree with each other what those things mean in contexts like this.
If Starlink/Twitter/X doesn’t want to do business in BR or comply with local laws, then they are bound to suffer consequences (losing audience or assets seized).
(In case it isn't obvious: I'm not a lawyer, I've not really considered this in any depth beyond some other news sources besides this tweet, and this is a totally noob question that may have an answer in literally lawschool 101).
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/brazil-supreme-court-just...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malfeasance_in_office
Basically a wilful misconduct.
However the balance of powers in Brazil are different from common law, or are corrupted, so we see what comes out of this.
Plus this has repercussions for people in other countries that want to restrict freedom of speech and strong arm social media, and is watched by governments.
Plus this is just tech news, you can post 'why do we care' to pretty much any other story on the front page.
I also see a billionaire strong arming a sovereign nation to push their propaganda machine down their throat.
It is unsurprising to see somebody that’s actively trying to push the envelope about a country’s sovereignty be hit with sanctions on their business operations inside said country.
1 https://apnews.com/article/brazil-musk-x-twitter-moraes-bef0...
2 https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/elon-musk-posts-ai-phot...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41281756
In the practical sense, Twitter is the marketing arm of all his other companies. My theory was that he was acting out belligerently against the Brazillian government because his other companies had minimal or no presence in Brazil. Didn't think of Starlink presence frankly.
Regardless, since he himself uses Twitter as quid pro quo with other governments, I'm guessing he saw this move a mile away.
Banning products and services is punishment to the users too. Would you ban Paracetamol if the CEO did something bad?
Brazilians deserve better.
