That has nothing to do with it. Gemini and Uphold are still open to many regions. However, there are issues between Gemini, Uphold, governments, and Brave that need resolved. Until then, Brave can only connect if the User is from one of 19 countries. If you’re not in that country, you have no way of connecting Brave to your Uphold account.
NOTICE: New region restrictions on verifying Brave Rewards with Gemini
NOTICE: New region restrictions on verifying Brave Rewards with Uphold