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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Mark Moore

Starlink Snub: Brazil Signs Deal With Musk's Chinese Competitor To Provide Internet Service

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) pose for a group picture at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa stands between them. (Credit: LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Image)

China's low-Earth orbit satellite company SpaceSail, positioning itself as a rival to Elon Musk's Starlink, inked a deal with a Brazilian telecommunications group to provide satellite internet services in the South American country, according to reports.

The agreement with Brazilian state telecom Telebras came Wednesday as Chinese President Xi Jinping visited his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at his presidential residence in Brasilia, Reuters reported.

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