Brazilian bad actors using Starlink to stay connected
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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Elon Musk's satellite internet project is a boon for isolated communities in the Amazon, although some of those communities are criminal operations.
Brazilian criminals are using Starlink terminals to conduct illegal activities in mining areas in dense regions of the Amazon.
Starlink, part of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has almost 4,000 low-orbit satellites lined up across the skies, giving people connectivity in remote corners of the Amazon.
Starlink, part of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has almost 4,000 low-orbit satellites lined up across the skies, giving people connectivity in remote corners of the Amazon.
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — 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.