Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to meet with billionaire Elon Musk on Friday, according to a government source.

The meeting will be held in Sao Paulo, a source with the Brazilian president's office told AFP, without giving any details on what will be on the agenda.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced he will meet with a 'very important person' who will 'help our Amazon'
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced he will meet with a 'very important person' who will 'help our Amazon' AFP / Sergio Lima

Earlier, Bolsonaro said that he had planned a private meeting in Sao Paulo "with a very important person who is recognized throughout the world."

"He is coming to offer his help for our Amazon," the president said in his weekly social media broadcast, without naming Musk.

AFP has learned that Bolsonaro's surprise guest will be billionaire Elon Musk -- seen here in New York on May 2, 2022
AFP has learned that Bolsonaro's surprise guest will be billionaire Elon Musk -- seen here in New York on May 2, 2022 AFP / Angela Weiss

Currently the CEO of both SpaceX and Tesla, Musk is the richest person in the world, with a fortune estimated at $220 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

The entrepreneur attracted worldwide attention when he announced last month that he planned to buy Twitter in a deal worth $44 billion dollars.

The Brazilian government said in November that they were negotiating with SpaceX to secure satellite internet in the Amazon rainforest and to get help in detecting illegal deforestation.

In a bid to provide high-speed internet around the world, especially to underserved areas, SpaceX has launched thousands of its own Starlink satellites orbit, with many more launches already planned.