Here is the reference. It's the text of one of judicial decisions that blocked Whatsapp in Brazil (translated to English):
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u...The relevant part is:
"the other company, based in the country, has no "powers" on the company of your own conglomerate".
Note: in the same paragraph it says "a company does not have established in Germany". It's a Translator bug. The correct is: "one company is not established in the country".
Original text is at: http://tecnologia.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2016/07/19/vej...