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Starlink in Brazil
Starlink is licensed in Brazil until March 2027 and claims a million customers, but price rises, scams and a Supreme Court clash mark its record.
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Elon Musk and Brazil
7 entries in the Musk trackerDocumented statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies concerning Brazil's politics, government, courts or regulators, with the official response.
Musk predicts Lula government will lose next election after first lady's remark at G20 event
After Brazil's first lady Rosângela Janja
da Silva swore at Musk during a G20 Social panel on disinformation, Musk posted They are going to lose the next election
with laughing emojis.
Response: No response from President Lula or the government was reported. Former president Jair Bolsonaro shared the remark and wrote We now have another diplomatic problem.
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Musk calls for Moraes's impeachment and threatens reciprocal seizure of Brazilian government assets
In a series of posts, Musk wrote that Moraes should be impeached and jailed, and said that unless Brazil returned X's and SpaceX's seized assets, he would seek reciprocal seizure of Brazilian government assets, adding that he hoped Lula enjoyed flying commerc…
Response: No official response to the asset post was reported. The Supreme Court's First Panel unanimously upheld Moraes's suspension order.
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Starlink tells Brazil's regulator it will not block X, then reverses and complies
Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel said Starlink had told it the company would not block X until its frozen assets were released. On 3 September Starlink said we are complying with the order to block access to X in Brazil,
while calling the asset freeze ill…
Response: Anatel board member Arthur Coimbra said the regulator could eventually seize equipment from Starlink's 23 ground stations if it kept providing access.
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Brazil's Supreme Court suspends X nationwide and freezes Starlink's local bank accounts
Justice Moraes ordered the immediate suspension of X after it failed to name a legal representative in Brazil, a day after freezing Starlink's Brazilian accounts to cover X's fines on the grounds the companies were part of the same economic group.
Response: Musk accused Moraes of having repeatedly broken the laws he has sworn to uphold.
A Supreme Court panel upheld the suspension. President Lula told CNN Brasil: "o mundo não é obrigado aguentar o vale…
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X closes its Brazil office, citing order it says threatened its legal representative with arrest
X said it was closing its operation in Brazil effective immediately
while keeping the service available, and said Moraes's actions were incompatible with democratic government.
Musk wrote that compliance "would require us to break (in secret) Brazilian, A…
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Where things stand
Starlink is legal in Brazil and is one of the company's largest markets. In February 2026 Starlink said it had passed one million active customers in Brazil, its biggest base outside the United States (Teletime). Official figures are lower. An Ookla study drawing on Anatel data counted 791,000 Starlink accesses in May 2026, which made it the 13th-largest fixed broadband provider in the country (DPL News). Teletime also noted that Anatel's numbers differ from the company's.
Its operating right comes from Anatel, the national telecoms regulator. It runs until 28 March 2027 (Canaltech). In March 2026 Anatel's president, Carlos Baigorri, said the agency saw no reason to act against Starlink's strong position in low-orbit satellite. He argued that it competes in a fixed broadband market with more than 22,000 providers (DPL News).
Prices went up in May 2026. Residential 100 Mbps rose from R$179 to R$189 a month, Residential Max from R$236 to R$249 and Residential Família from R$354 to R$423. In a customer email, Starlink cited network expansion and rising global operating costs (Canaltech). Another outlet gave R$413 for the Família plan (TNH1). The final price can vary by address, so check it on Starlink's site.
How we got here
Anatel approved Starlink's constellation in January 2022 (Canaltech). Questions about its terms came early: in 2022 a Folha de S.Paulo investigation, reported by Canaltech, said parts of its contract appeared to conflict with Brazil's consumer and telecoms rules (Canaltech). In 2024 the company was caught up in the Supreme Court's dispute with X, the social network also owned by Elon Musk. In April 2025 Anatel let it add 7,500 satellites. Alongside that approval it warned that the rules had gaps on competition, space sustainability and digital sovereignty (Times Brasil).
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What customers and officials report
Support and complaints. In 2023 Teletime reported that poor customer service was the leading complaint about Starlink on the Reclame Aqui site. It said the company had no local representation at the time (Teletime). Complaints there rose from 693 in 2023 to 1,861 in 2024, and Anatel logged 136. Over the same period the customer base grew to 313,000 and the average response time fell to about a week (Teletime).
Fake websites. Between October 2023 and April 2024, 216 of 491 Reclame Aqui complaints about Starlink involved fake sites, some of which took payment by Pix. Starlink replied to most of them that it was not responsible for purchases made on third-party sites (Teletime).
Criminal use in the Amazon. In June 2025 federal prosecutors announced an agreement with Starlink. Under it, Starlink will require ID and proof of address from new users in the Amazon region, share data with investigators and block terminals confirmed in illegal activity (Arab News/AP).
- Starlink asks Anatel for authorization to use new frequency bands in Brazil
- Starlink asks Anatel for more frequency to increase the offer of services
- Starlink moves forward as Anatel postpones competition rules
- Brazil Opens 10-Day Review of Starlink Bid for More Gateway Spectrum
- Anatel opens consultation to discuss expansion of frequencies used by Starlink
Courts and regulators
On 29 August 2024 Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Court (STF) froze Starlink's accounts to secure fines imposed on X. Starlink called the decisions unconstitutional (Consumidor Moderno). On 1 September 2024 the company told Anatel it would not block X. The regulator could then have opened proceedings, and Poder360 reported that revoking the authorisation would be the last resort (Poder360). Starlink changed course on 3 September and began blocking X (Interaksyon/Reuters). The freeze was lifted on 13 September after R$18.35 million moved from X and Starlink funds to the treasury (JURIST).
Spectrum is the current regulatory issue. Starlink asked for 30+30 MHz of S-band for direct-to-device mobile service. Rival operators opposed this in a public consultation (DPL News). On 9 October 2026 Anatel granted 15+15 MHz, part of it only until June 2029 (Convergência Digital).
How to complain
- Start with Starlink. Open a ticket in your Starlink account and keep the protocol number.
- Anatel. Anatel asks you to contact the provider and its ombudsman first. You can then file online through Anatel Consumidor or by calling 1331. The provider has 10 calendar days to respond (Anatel).
- Consumer bodies. consumidor.gov.br is a federal platform run by the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon). Companies take part voluntarily, so check that Starlink is listed. It does not replace a complaint to your state Procon (Idec).
- Scam victims. Procon-SP has said it usually cannot act against fake sites. It advised victims to contact their bank or payment provider (Teletime).
What to watch
- Renewal of Starlink's Anatel operating right, which expires on 28 March 2027 (Canaltech).
- How the new S-band spectrum is used, including Starlink's reported talks with Vivo (Teletime).
- Whether Anatel's view that no action is needed on market concentration holds as the customer base grows (DPL News).
- New competition: Anatel has authorised China's SpaceSail for up to 324 satellites. The company said in May 2026 that it would start competing with Starlink in Brazil this year, but it gave no date (Convergência Digital).
Courts and regulators
All reports for Brazil
Brazil Opens 10-Day Review of Starlink Bid for More Gateway Spectrum
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- Telecompaper4 Nov 2026
- TeslaNorth.com4 Nov 2026
- www.tecstudio.com.br4 Nov 2026
Anatel opens consultation to discuss expansion of frequencies used by Starlink
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- atlaspublico.com.br4 Nov 2026
- Diário dos Campos4 Nov 2026
- Valor Econômico4 Nov 2026
- DPL News5 Nov 2026
Starlink On Cell Phone: GPS And Maps Work Without Carrier Signal?
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- RNews3 Nov 2026
Reports point to different Starlink prices per US location
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- NeoTeo1 Nov 2026
Starlink antenna appears with impressive price in Magalu
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- Canaltech30 Oct 2026