Musk announces in Brazil plan to connect and monitor the Amazon

Billionaire Elon Musk announced on Twitter on Friday the launch of his satellite connection program for isolated schools and “environmental monitoring” of the Amazon rainforest upon arriving in Brazil to meet with President Jair Bolsonaro.

“Super excited to be in Brazil to launch the Starlink for 19,000 unconnected schools in rural areas and the environmental monitoring of the Amazon,” tweeted the owner of Tesla and SpaceX, who is meeting with the Brazilian president in a luxurious hotel in the municipality of Porto. Happy, in the state of Sao Paulo.

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