The circle is closed. Or it opens. Who knows? So much virtual flirtation between President Javier Milei and mega-millionaires Elon Musk and Marcos Galperin seems to have borne fruit.
The circle is closed. Or it opens. Who knows? So much virtual flirtation between President Javier Milei and mega-millionaires Elon Musk and Marcos Galperin seems to have borne fruit. Musk’s satellite internet firm, Starlink will offer its services in Argentina and will do so through an official seller: Mercadolibre.
Thus, Galperin’s eCommerce company will incorporate the official store of starlink with the purpose of selling and distributing Internet connectivity kits. Mercado Libre confirmed it yesterday on the X network.
It is widely known political support that Milei obtained as soon as he became president. Both Galperin and Musk made it public and even the billionaire behind Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink and X (formerly Twitter) was mentioned by the president in his first speech. Strictly speaking, the relationship between Javier Milei and Elon Musk It began when the libertarian began to emerge as a presidential candidate, exchanging praise with the tycoon through his social network inauguration on December 10, something that ultimately did not happen.
Starlink and MELI
In December and on national televisionPresident Milei presented Decree 70/2023 and pointed there to the “deregulation of satellite internet services to allow the entry of companies like Starlink”. Then came the zoom talks with the American businessman until, in February of this year, The National Communications Entity (Enacom) gave the go-ahead for Starlink to begin operating in the country. It was also Musk who expressed enthusiasm for the speech that Milei gave just a few weeks ago at the Davos Economic Forum.
Lithium, mon amour
It must also be remembered that Musk himself has also shown his interest in Argentine lithium carbonate, since Tesla is one of the main pioneering companies in the development of electric cars. It is known that one of the great limitations for electric mobility around the world is the enormous dominance that China has over the production of lithium batteries. This forces the main car manufacturers to turn to companies from that country to ensure production for the coming years.. For this reason, the United States government usually supports conversations so that its companies can reach agreements with companies located in other places on the planet. For example, Argentina.
Ideology, business and free market
In the case of Galperin, expressing his political support for Milei’s management is a daily task. He constantly uploads definitions of all kinds to the X network (also owned by Elon Musk) in support of the anarcho-capitalist president. For example, in the last vote against the DNU in the Senate, Galperin dedicated this phrase to the radical senator Martín Lousteau: “There are no longer any doubts, Lousteau was Lousteau.” A week ago, the CEO of Mercadolibre had also crossed paths with the leader Juan Grabois about the Fund for Socio-Urban Integration (FISU) linked to the social leader, who had been pointed out by the Government after a Sigen report: “Bye, Grabuá. How expensive you cost us! “He commented.
In addition to getting involved in disputes over X, Galperin has been quite busy in recent days. On the one hand, its digital wallet Mercado Pago announced that they will enable the purchase of foreign currency via the MEP dollar (Electronic Payment Method). thus becoming direct competition for banks and stock exchange companies. Until now, this wallet only allowed balances to be invested in the accounts through a common investment fund, although with daily returns, something widely used in the 12 million accounts it maintains. On the other hand, and to highlight his taste for sports, A week ago the businessman debuted with his team, the Miami Sharks franchise, in the United States major rugby league. Galperin thus fulfilled “one of his dreams”, together with businessman Alejandro Macfarlane (Camuzzi).
Source: Ambito
