Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers...
by soneca on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:24PM
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My understanding is that Facebook Brasil and Whatsapp Inc really are different companies. And Facebook Brasil should not necessarily represent Whatsapp Inc interests.
This is exactly the claim of Facebook Brasil legal team.
Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers...
by ucaetano on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @06:06PM
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FACEBOOK SERVIÇOS ONLINE DO BRASIL LTDA is a limited society incorporated in Brazil operating in advertising consultancy.
WhatsApp is a Delaware Corporation based in the USA, with no operations in Brazil.
Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers...
by liveoneggs on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:06PM
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there are big advantages to having a *-brazil version of your company if you do significant business in brazil so it's pretty common to make a little spin off just for operating there.
The name "Facebook Brasil" makes me wonder: what's the relationship between Facebook (the USA company), Facebook Brasil, and Whatsapp? Does anyone here know the details?
Everybody seems to be assuming that "Facebook Brasil" and "Facebook (parent company of Whatsapp)" are the same, but is that really the case? And how does that affect the jurisdictional questions involved in these cases? The decision mentions a law that says that foreign companies that have one "agência, filial ou sucursal" in Brazil are considered as having domicile in Brazil, but would that affect a different subordinate of the same parent company? Does it depend on which kind of subordinate it is?