The federal government will continue to demand that Starlink comply with the court order to block the social network X in Brazil, said the Minister of Communications, Juscelino Filho, this Wednesday (4), on the program “Bom dia, Ministro” on Canal Gov.
“In Brazil, court orders are followed. When a certain company fails to comply with a court decision, as it was failing to do, and more than that, even goes so far as to provoke and insult, it deserves the full repulsion of the Brazilian population, the government and the country.”
The National Telecommunications Agency notified all internet operators in the country on Friday (30) to comply with the decision of the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, which was supported by the 1st Panel of the court.
“We have national sovereignty, we have democracy, a constitution that is obeyed by all and it is not a subject with greater economic power, a rich person from outside the country, who is going to confront Brazil. We will never allow this”, said the minister.
Failure to comply with the court order, according to the minister, will not only result in a fine, but also in proceedings to revoke the service provision license in Brazil. “If they do not comply with this, Anatel and the Ministry of Communications will naturally open proceedings to revoke the license. But we hope that the court decision in Brazil will be complied with,” he concluded.
Connected schools
During the program, Minister Juscelino highlighted the goal of providing quality internet and reducing inequalities in Brazilian schools. The goal is to provide broadband internet and Wi-Fi to up to 20,000 public elementary schools by 2026. The initiative will enable investments of up to R$1.2 billion.
To achieve this goal, the Ministry of Communications implemented the National Strategy for Connected Schools (ENEC) program. The resources come from a tax waiver notice from the Telecommunications Services Universalization Fund (Fust), coordinated by the Ministry of Communications (MCom) and the Ministry of Education (MEC).
“We have placed the National Strategy for Connected Schools as the number one priority of our administration, because we see this strategy as a program that will transform the future of these generations that study in public schools, by having access to connectivity, educational content, digital inclusion, laboratories, and equipment in public schools,” emphasized the Minister of Communications, Juscelino Filho.
