X decided to challenge, Moraes raised the fine to 20k USD daily, they continued defying the order, until they closed the company thinking this is a legal way to circumvent the debt they owe to the state.
Moraes found out that there are links between Starlink and X (Musk), so he decided to go after Starlink instead, blocking their bank accounts until X pays what they owe to the Brazilian state.
Musk doesn’t own a majority of Starlink or SpaceX. (SpaceX owns Starlink. SpaceX is controlled by Musk. But he owns less than 50% of the shares.)
Is this legal in the US?
If company A owns B and C; and C does something bad, can A or B be fined?
Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41392962
source: Brazilian activist report
I’m sure if the Feds raid gold mining they’ll find some copper wires and other infrastructure.