Elon Musk In Talks With Brazil For SpaceX Satellite Internet In Amazon Rainforest
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SpaceX would also use its satellites to help police the destruction of the world's biggest rainforest, the ministry added.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is in talks with Brazilian officials on a potential deal for the company to provide satellite internet in the Amazon rainforest and help detect illegal deforestation, Brazil said Wednesday.
Brazilian Communications Minister Fabio Faria met with the billionaire tech titan in Austin, Texas on Monday over a possible tie-up in which SpaceX would provide its satellite internet service, Starlink, to schools and health centers in remote areas, the ministry said.
SpaceX would also use its satellites to help police the destruction of the world's biggest rainforest, the ministry added.
"We are talking about environmental issues and connecting people in rural schools in Brazil," Faria said in a video posted on Twitter after the meeting.
