Published 1 year ago

Musk internet kits a boon for bad actors in Brazilian Amazon

Summary by Ground News

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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Associated Press News

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

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

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

When Brazil’s environmental authority busted an illegal gold mine inside the Yanomami Indigenous territory operated by the nation’s most fearsome gang, they found something that is becoming common at such sites: a Starlink kit

1 year ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

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

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. Read full story

1 year ago·Malaysia

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