It's a common thing in many countries. It's, among other things, a liability issue.
If your "country #1" company does business in "country #2" then what laws apply to them?
In order to distinguish clear lines what "country #2" requires is a representative for the company to be in the country. If the company breaks "country #2"'s laws then the representative is liable for it.
Generally to be a representative you have to have a measurable stake in the transaction, you can't just be a random Jimbo, so it usually falls to a law firm (or an entity that works with one), mainly because if you need people to help your company follow the law, then they should know the law.
If the company breaks the law, the firm has to deal with that, so it's a risk for them.
In this case, X needed that representative, either they couldn't or wouldn't find one, therefore Brazil said "we can't hold you accountable to our laws, so get out of our country."
I'm super, MEGA, oversimplifying, and I'm no expert, but this is my best understanding.
They require a representative in order to establish a chain of responsibility that deals with crime, censorship, social health (lol), public relations, etc.
It does come down to a combination of size, influence, services rendered, and other factors.
He could put a random kid in charge but it would make it worse, like putting a busboy in a chef's hat during Rush hour.
I mean, you're being facetious, but no, the law being "your company must have a legal representative to be within our borders"
X was told about it, given a deadline, they missed the deadline, they can't be in Brazil
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This is a poem, and it made me feel things. I think that's just how art works.
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I'm not making appeals to popular opinion, my initial, and only, stance is that "free speech" is not the same as "consequence-free speech."
I don't know...
My list goes:
Their toilet paper
I might criticize Putin
I might criticize the government
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