Musk: “Starlink Will Provide Free Internet for Schools in Brazil” if Gov’t Cancels Contract

This article originally appeared on The Epoch Times and was republished with permission.

Guest post by Jack Phillips

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said he will provide Starlink services free of charge for schools in Brazil if the government chooses to follow through and cancel a contract for the service in the country.

Many schools in Brazil have reported using the company to provide internet access to their citizens. Starlink terminals connect to the company’s satellites in low Earth orbit and provide high-speed communications.

Brazil’s government has reportedly announced plans to suspend all contracts with Starlink. Prompting Mr. Musk to offer the service free of charge.

“Starlink will provide free Internet for schools in Brazil if the government won’t honor their contract,” he said in an April 8 social media post.

Starlink will provide free Internet for schools in Brazil if the government won’t honor their contract

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2024

The moves come amid a growing stoush between social media company X, also owned by Mr. Musk, and the Brazilian government.

According to an April 6 post on the platform, the global affairs team announced they were being “forced by court decisions to block certain popular accounts in Brazil.”

“We do not know the reasons these blocking orders have been issued. We do not know which posts are alleged to violate the law. We are prohibited from saying which court or judge issued the order, or on what grounds,” the post said. 

The global affairs team claimed the company had been threatened with fines if they didn’t comply with the order. They also said they were unable to provide a list of which accounts were impacted.

We need to get our employees in Brazil to a safe place or otherwise not in a position of responsibility, then we will do a full data dump

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2024

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