Internet access brings Brazil's Amazonian peoples into the presidential campaign: 'It shows politicians what's happening here!'

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Thanks to Starlink antennas installed by a coalition of local organizations, thousands of isolated villages in the Amazon have Internet access for the first time – and with it, political information that was previously out of reach, just ahead of the October 4 election.
Thanks to Starlink antennas installed by a coalition of local organizations, thousands of isolated villages in the Amazon have internet access for the first time – and with it, political information that was previously out of reach, just ahead of the October 4 election.

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11 Sept, 13:00over 14 hours12 Sept, 02:52

Fri, 11 September 2026
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- Le Monde (France)13:00first to report
  Au Brésil, l’accès à Internet fait entrer les peuples amazoniens dans la campagne présidentielle : « Cela montre aux politiques ce qui arrive ici ! »
  Grâce à des antennes Starlink installées par une alliance d’organisations locales, des milliers de villages isolés d’Amazonie accèdent pour la première fois à Internet – et à une information politique jusque-là hors de portée, avant le scrutin du 4 octobre.
Sat, 12 September 2026
1 report
- Le Monde English02:52edited after publishing
  Internet access brings Brazil's Amazonian peoples into the presidential campaign: 'It shows politicians what's happening here!'
  Thanks to Starlink antennas installed by a coalition of local organizations, thousands of isolated villages in the Amazon have internet access for the first time – and with it, political information that was previously out of reach, just ahead of the October 4 election.