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Musk internet kits a boon for bad actors in Brazilian Amazon

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Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has almost 4,000 low-orbit satellites lined up across the skies, connecting people in remote corners of the Amazon and providing a crucial advantage to Ukranian forces on the battlefield. The lightweight, high-speed internet system has also proved a new and valuable tool for Brazil’s illegal miners, with reliable service for coordinating logistics, receiving advance warning of law enforcement raids and making payments without flying back to the city.

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

Elon Musk's satellite internet project is a boon for isolated communities in the Amazon, although some of those communities are criminal operations.

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

ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil — 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.

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

Elon Musk's satellite internet project is a boon for isolated communities in the Amazon, although some of those communities are criminal operations.

2 years ago

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

Elon Musk's satellite internet project is a boon for isolated communities in the Amazon, although some of those communities are criminal operations.

2 years ago·St. Louis, United States

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

Elon Musk's satellite internet project is a boon for isolated communities in the Amazon, although some of those communities are criminal operations.

2 years ago

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

Elon Musk's satellite internet project is a boon for isolated communities in the Amazon, although some of those communities are criminal operations.

2 years ago

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Washington Times broke the news in United States 2 years ago on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

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