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Not yet, until they do, quite literally.

One of the principles Brazilian Law is based off is something called "Principle of Inertia" (which I can't find a proper translation since I keep stumbling into sixth grade Physics).

It reasons that the Juditiary Power will must not and does not have to act unless provoked to do so.

In practice, this means that while the law states that platforms operating in Brazil need a legal representative, that is not required or enforced until there's a reason to. In this case, it could be if anyone ever sues Bluesky, if they collect payments in local currency or transfer money in/out of the country, or if they provide a service that is regulated such as medical or financial advice.

So far, none of these have happened, or have not happened in a scale or frequency that has prompted action.

I expect that as people migrate over to Bluesky they will eventually be required to provide a representative or follow the fate of Twitter.




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