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polski-g
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U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective
SWIFT abides by international law and local laws. Including those against processing money transfer requests for terrorist organizations like A/I.
marcosdumay
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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
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"Brazilian banks" were never classified as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. It is a specific designation and law that comes with 20 year prison sentences.
marcosdumay
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Are you expecting Italian banks to be classified as terrorist organizations?
polski-g
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If they continue to transfer money for FTOs, yes they would be.
inigyou
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Yes. And SWIFT.
2legit2quit
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> SWIFT abides by international law and local laws. Including those against processing money transfer requests for terrorist organizations like A/I.
A US sanction is neither a local (to all of SWIFT) or international law. The question still stands.
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