First phase of innovative study to develop the Blue Amazon begins
The first stage of Marine Spatial Planning will map the potential of Brazil’s southern maritime region. By First Lieutenant (T) Paulo Yan Carlôto de Souza – Brasília, DF The maritime…
Merchant Navy and the transportation of wealth in the Blue Amazon
An important part of the Maritime Power completes another year of creation today By Second Lieutenant (RM2-T) João Stilben – Brasília, DF Brazil is a maritime country, with an area…
Brazilian Navy conducts research on submerged mountain range
Hydroceanographic survey in the Vitória-Trindade Chain (ES) is important for maintaining Brazilian sovereignty in the Blue Amazon By Marine Ranger (RM2-T) João Stilben – Agência Marinha de Notícias This week,…
Blue Amazon highlighted at International Conference on Security and Surveillance at Sea
Brazilian Navy demonstrates leadership and capacity to attract investment in the region’s strategic sectors By Marine Ranger (RM2-T) João Stilben – Brasília, DF Last Thursday, November 16, the date on…
More than 20 million jobs depend on the Blue Amazon
The Brazilian Navy acts to ensure Brazil’s rights and interests in a maritime area of 5.7 million km² in the South Atlantic By Marine Ranger (RM2-T) João Stilben – Brasília,…
SIATT begins planning for the installation of the SisGAAz Surveillance Unit
The Miramar Consortium, made up of SIATT and BEN, won the tender to install the first UV of the Blue Amazon Management System. SIATT, a company specializing in the integration…
Brazilian Navy and Federal Police seize 3.6 tons of cocaine off the coast of Pernambuco
This is the largest cocaine seizure ever made in the Blue Amazon An interagency action between the Brazilian Navy (MB) and the Federal Police (PF) resulted in the seizure of…
Cembra: the organization responsible for proposing concrete actions for the use of the Brazilian sea
Check out the interview with the Center’s Executive Coordinator, Admiral Moura Neto By CT (T) Bruno Oliveira, 1T (T) Mirella Arruda and 1T (RM2-T) Felipe Lemos – Rio de Janeiro,…
Brazilian Navy intensifies inspections off the coast of Pará
Twelve days of operations in two municipalities By Agência Marinha de Notícias – Belém, PA From September 4 to 15, the Brazilian Navy (MB) carried out Operation “PATNAV SOURE”, intensifying…
Brazilian Navy conducts unprecedented operation in the north of the country
Ships based in RJ and PA carried out control of maritime area at the mouth of the Amazon By First Lieutenant (RM2-T) Luciana Almeida – Belém, PA Operation “CAMEX Delta…
3rd Naval District Command: leaning over the South Atlantic in defense of the largest Search and Rescue Service area in Brazil
Maintaining its original vocation, in the protection of the Blue Amazon By Corvette Captain (T) Eduardo Braga dos Santos; First-Lieutenant (RM2-T) Maria Clara Medeiros do Nascimento; First-Lieutenant (RM2-T) Ana Carmem…
War in Ukraine intensifies arms race in Europe
In 2022, more than two billion euros were spent on the defense sector in the world, the latest report from the Stockholm International Institute for Peace Studies reveals this Monday,…
Brazilian Navy research ship that may redefine Brazil’s borders docks in Belém (PA)
“New Bandeirantes”: crew of the Hydro-Oceanographic Ship “Cruzeiro do Sul” conducts research to support Brazil’s demand to increase the maritime area in which the country can exercise sovereignty By Second…
The Brazilian Navy’s project will map the potentialities of the Brazilian maritime coast
The first stage of the Brazilian Marine Spatial Planning (PEM) will be carried out in the South marine region - which comprises the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio…
BR Aviation inaugurates the first Aircraft Supply Park (PAA) in Fernando de Noronha
As of November 22, 2022, the Fernando de Noronha Airport (PE) will have a new, remodeled Aircraft Supply Park (PAA). The airport, the only one on the island, which is…
Blue Economy: Development, Challenges and Opportunities
The challenges for the development and opportunities of the Blue Economy were widely discussed on November 17th and 18th. In celebration of the Blue Amazon Day, celebrated on November 16th,…
National Day of the Blue Amazon
From today on November 16th, National Blue Amazon Day, the Marine News Agency will publish a series of reports on this maritime area, the main means of transportation for the…
Expedition takes researchers to the remote area of the Blue Amazon
Despite not having large dimensions, the set of isolated rocky islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, known as São Pedro e São Paulo, located about a thousand kilometers…
Brazilian Navy strengthens the Blue Amazon Management System
In an interview to Agência Marinha de Notícias, the Commander of COMPAAZ - Maritime Operations and Blue Amazon Protection Command, Rear-Admiral Gustavo Calero Garriga Pires, talks about the system's capabilities…
“Pro Amazônia Azul I” Commission identified underwater reliefs along the Brazilian Northeast coast
Although the oceans and seas cover 71% of the planet, the United Nations Organization (UN) estimates that less than 5% of this water mass is effectively explored and scientifically known.…