Starlink has filed a new appeal with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to overturn the decision by Minister Alexandre de Moraes that ordered the blocking of the company’s bank accounts, which belongs to billionaire Elon Musk and operates in the area of satellite internet in Brazil.
On Friday (30), Minister Cristiano Zanin denied the first appeal filed by the company. In the decision, the minister understood that the writ of mandamus, a type of process filed by the company, cannot be used to challenge the decision of another minister of the Court.
In the appeal filed this Monday (2), the company intends to reverse the individual decision of Alexandre de Moraes who ordered the blocking to guarantee the payment of fines of R$ 18 million for failure to comply with decisions on blocking profiles of those investigated by the Court on social network Xwhich also belongs to Musk.
The account freeze has an effect on the company’s accounts in Brazil. Starlink provides internet service to rural areas of the country and has contracts with government agencies such as the Armed Forces and electoral courts.
