Government negotiates with Musk to monitor the Amazon (Portuguese)
Government negotiates with Musk to monitor the Amazon (Governo negocia com Musk monitoramento da Amazônia)
Bolsonaro announces contract with Musk to monitor the region and says satellites will debunk “lies” about devastation (Bolsonaro anuncia contrato com Musk para monitoramento da região e diz que satélites derrubarão “mentiras” sobre devastação)
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and billionaire Elon Musk—owner of the companies SpaceX, Tesla and Starlink—announced yesterday in São Paulo the launch of a satellite internet program that aims to connect 19,000 schools in rural areas and promote “more technological” environmental monitoring in the Amazon. However, details of the agreement were not disclosed.
O presidente Jair Bolsonaro (PL) e o bilionário Elon Musk—dono das empresas SpaceX, Tesla e Starlink — anunciaram, ontem, em São Paulo, o lançamento de um programa de internet via satélite que pretende conectar 19 mil escolas em áreas rurais e promover um monitoramento ambiental “mais tecnológico” na Amazônia. Não foram divulgados, porém, detalhes do acordo.
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