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For anyone curious:

    Proton VPN
    Express VPN
    NordVPN
    Surfshark,
    TOTALVPN
    Atlas VPN
    Bitdefender VPN

There are some pretty well known VPNs that are NOT on that list. Private Internet Access (PIA) for example is absent. Sure, it's used more for torrenting than anything else, but it's one of the most popular VPNs.

I thought maybe PIA just doesn't operate in Brazil, but they actually have a specific page dedicated to it:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/vpn-server/brazil-vpn

Maybe that VPN is already illegal somehow in Brazil?

The listed VPNs are just examples. The order to take down VPN apps affects every VPN provider.

What about apps like WireGuard for iOS, which implements the WireGuard VPN protocol but is not offering any paid VPN services or subscriptions. Are those kinds of apps banned too?

And what about Anti-Viruses / Security apps, that usually have VPN functionality?

This is Kafkaesque!

F-droid might be a solution. ProtonVPN, possibly others can be installed.

Wouldn't be surprised if he banned/fined F-Droid too.

I think F-Droid is available as a regular APK on their website?

Everything this judge hates is illegal. Only their complete technological incompetence can save us.

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