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marcosdumay 19 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective

SWIFT refused to shunt out the Brazilian banks that kept providing services to the public figures involved on the Bolsonaro trial last year.

polski-g 19 days ago [–]

"Brazilian banks" were never classified as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. It is a specific designation and law that comes with 20 year prison sentences.

marcosdumay 19 days ago | [–]

Are you expecting Italian banks to be classified as terrorist organizations?

polski-g 19 days ago | | | [–]

If they continue to transfer money for FTOs, yes they would be.

inigyou 19 days ago | | | [–]

Yes. And SWIFT.

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