Mr. Musk’s Starlink has brought the internet to some of South America’s most remote places. But Bolivia is shunning it, even as many there are desperate for better service.

A Starlink satellite internet antenna in rural Brazil in 2024.Credit...Victor Moriyama for The New York Times

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By Ana Ionova and María Silvia Trigo

Ana Ionova reported from Rio de Janeiro, and María Silvia Trigo from Santa Cruz, Bolivia.