Brazil regulator authorizes fresh 7,500 Starlink satellites to operate locally


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FILE PHOTO: A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a miners boat on the Madeira River in Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel authorized Elon Musk's SpaceX to add 7,500 new Starlink satellites to operate in the Latin American nation, the watchdog said on Tuesday.

The decision more than doubles the 4,408 Starlink satellites currently allowed by Anatel to operate, according to the statement from the regulator.

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