China's Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology signs a deal to offer satellite internet service in remote areas of Brazil, where SpaceX already serves 250,000+ customers.

Elon Musk’s Chinese rival in the satellite internet business plans to start operations in Brazil in 2026, the head of the Shanghai-based company told Bloomberg News Tuesday.SpaceSail’s Jason Jie Zheng signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazilian telecommunications company Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras S.

This development occurs as the U.S. expresses concerns over China's increasing influence in Latin America, a region traditionally dominated by Washington.

Around 46 percent of Brazil's internet reportedly comes through Starlink, so the agreement could be a move to reduce reliance on Musk's company.

A Chinese state-backed company plans to launch a satellite service to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink in Brazil, in a challenge for the US as Beijing expands its influence in Latin America. The announcement from Spacesail,

SpaceSail plans to bring satellite-based internet access to areas with limited connectivity by deploying its Qianfan, or “Thousand Sails”, constellation, a low-Earth orbit satellite network currently under construction that would support Brazil’s national digital inclusion policies,

China's SpaceSail will work with Brazil's Telebras to bring broadband to remote areas of the South American country.