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Brazil shocks the world with million-dollar investment to protect the Amazon: CBERS-6, the satellite with advanced radar that will revolutionize military surveillance of one of the greatest natural resources on the planet!
Brazil and China are joining forces to make a significant investment in the development of a next-generation satellite, aiming to expand technological independence, strengthen military intelligence and optimize environmental surveillance. With this initiative, Brazil-China partnership, which has been going on for almost 30 years, is moving towards the launch of the CBERS-6 satellite, equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology.
This will be the sixth satellite in the CBERS series (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite) and will bring a new level of capacity for monitoring the Amazon, expanding Brazil's technological autonomy for controlling its borders and protecting natural resources.
New investment in advanced radar satellite promises to revolutionize military surveillance of the Amazon
Investments in defense: CBERS-6 will be the first satellite of the cooperation to incorporate SAR technology, which allows capturing high-resolution images regardless of weather conditions and cloud cover.
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With this innovation, the satellite will be able to carry out continuous and precise mapping of the Amazon rainforest, overcoming limitations faced by previous models, which depended on optical sensors and were affected by atmospheric conditions, especially in a region with dense layers of clouds like the Amazon.
This investment is essential for environmental control, as it will enable detailed monitoring of various factors that impact the Amazon, such as fire outbreaks, areas of illegal deforestation and changes in land use. By detecting these problems early, Brazil will be able to speed up intervention by authorities and improve public conservation policies.
CBERS-6 will have multiple purposes, being used for both civilian and military purposes.
The investment in the CBERS-6 satellite will have multiple purposes, being used for both civilian and military purposes. In the civilian sphere, it will provide more robust surveillance of illegal activities that threaten the forest, including deforestation and fires, in addition to monitoring urban expansion and helping to prevent natural disasters.
In the field of defense, the investment in CBERS-6 will play a strategic role in border surveillance and military intelligence. The Amazon, with its wealth of resources and geopolitical position, attracts the interest of several countries. With CBERS-6, Brazil will expand its control over the region, ensuring the protection of natural resources and strengthening territorial security.
Sovereignty and challenges of preserving the Amazon
The investment in the launch of CBERS-6 also represents Brazil’s response to international pressure on the Amazon. The forest is a constant target of environmental discussions and attempts at foreign influence. On several occasions, global leaders have questioned Brazil’s ability to protect the Amazon, even suggesting the creation of an international “environmental corridor” to oversee it.
These statements highlight the economic and strategic interests in the region. The Amazon is an environmental jewel and a reservoir of natural resources, such as oil and water, which become even more valuable over time. CBERS-6 therefore becomes an essential resource for Brazil to reinforce its sovereignty and demonstrate competence in monitoring and preserving the region, minimizing external pressures.
Investment and international cooperation
The investment in the CBERS-6 project will require an investment of approximately US$51 million, or more than R$285 million. This investment is part of an ongoing effort to improve Brazil’s monitoring infrastructure and increase the accuracy of data on the Amazon. In addition, the project reinforces the strategic alliance between Brazil and China, countries that, despite their geographical distance, share interests in advancing cutting-edge technology and asserting their autonomy on the global stage.
Tell us in the comments what you think of this investment to protect our forest, one of the greatest natural resources on the planet.
It is surprising that the government is starting to take away the right of the military to monitor the Amazon, while China is investing another 400 billion in a railroad that will have access to the Amazon with a seaport in the Northeast. It is known that during the previous government, thousands of tons of manganese and other irregular and clandestine goods were seized and destined for China. What kind of partnership could this be? The sources are on the Internet, so be sure to check them out.
I agree with what you said, Carlos Alberto.
Only the uninformed believe in this investment from CHINA, whose interest in Brazil has been around for a long time. Those who research know.🙏
Great news for our sovereignty. Starlink is out now!!
Brazil should set up several bases, spread throughout the forest, with sufficient height for observation above the tree prunings.
It is very naive to believe that China will form a partnership with Brazil, placing their stuff here to spy, given that we have a deal with the United States and not with China. Or is it not? Brazil's complacency will lead to Fabiano communism by allying itself with China, which is truly effective communism that gives people what they want but steals their souls in the same way as Bolivarian communism, which is Venezuela's.
The eternal feeling of inferiority and subservience to the Americans strikes again. China does not already have a huge number of all types of satellites in orbit, it does not need those made in partnership with us to know what is going on here. In fact, the USA, Russia and several European countries also have them. All treaties with the USA are always more advantageous for them, there has never been real equity. Venezuela has been governed for decades by populist dictator politicians regardless of ideology. Mentioning the word communism 3 times out of logical context is just paranoia.
Some Brazilian states, as well as other countries, have destroyed their forests and biomes in order to develop, and now they want to get involved and give their opinion on behalf of us, the residents of the Amazon. Why don't they invest this money in restoring the forests of their own country or state?
We don't need security guards, we need public policies that resolve crime, the lack of healthcare and change the precarious education situation in our country.
It's easy to finish your own food and then want someone else not to eat their own food.
Brazil is **** because why not, we launched this satellite from Alcântara in Brazil and why don't we manufacture it here, in Brazil, it's not better
Brazil, instead of manufacturing the satellite and launching it, we have to pay to make and launch it. Just think if this satellite was launched from here, and the money invested here wouldn't be better?
We already manufacture satellites here, try to find out more, this information can even be found on Wikipedia. And we also manufacture satellites in partnership and launch them from other foreign launch bases. As for launching satellites from here, after the accident at the Alcântara base, unfortunately no government has been interested in strongly supporting its continuation. The situation has been on hold for a long time…