Elon Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Criminals love it.

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Starlink, part of Musk’s SpaceX, has low-orbit satellites that make internet possible in the remote Amazon. The connections also foster illegal mining.

Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest. They were met with gunfire, and the shooters escaped, leaving behind an increasingly familiar find for authorities: Starlink internet units.

They also seized mercury, gold and ammunition, and destroyed fuel and other equipment used by miners in an area known as Ouro Mil, controlled by Brazil´s most feared criminal organization, known as the First Command of the Capital, according to federal investigations. Starlink – which first became available in Brazil last year and has spread rapidly – solved those problems. Installation is do-it-yourself, the equipment works even on the move, speed is as fast as in Brazil´s large cities and it works during storms.

With high demand for internet, dozens of the riverside town’s 21,000 residents flock to Alves’ hotel each day. Its balcony is a meeting point for teenagers who spend hours playing online games on their phones.A world away, in Ukraine, Starlink has yielded advantages on the battlefield in its war with Russia.

 

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So he shouldn’t have brought it then?

Money 💰 enter the American purse. ,🤑

Criminals are also changing with the times🤣

Another lets beat Elon up story....

Lol. Elon Musk brings Internet access to remote areas, let’s make this seem like a bad thing. 🤦‍♂️

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