Brazilian Congress Committee Approves US to Use Alcantara Base
Published 21 August 2019 (1 hours 47 minutes ago)
Bolsonaro vowed to increase Brazil's military and economic cooperation with the United States after winning the presidency in 2018.
The Foreign and Defense Committee of the Brazilian Congress has just approved by majority vote the U.S.' commercial use of the Alcântara Base along Brazil's north Atlantic coast.
This move comes just months after President Jair Bolsonaro inked a deal with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to allow the Americans access to this satellite launching base.
As a result of this move by the Foreign and Defense Commitee, the U.S. will be allowed to launch rockets, spacecraft, and satellites from the Alcântara facilities.
While the committee did approve the U.S.' use of their facilities, they stated the Americans will not be allowed to launch missiles from this installation. Per the agreement, Brazil authorizes the U.S. to launch national or foreign-made rockets and spacecraft that have U.S. technological components.
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https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Brazilian-Congress-Committee-Approves-US-to-Use-Alcantara-Base-20190821-0011.html
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Brazil leader, wooing Trump, opens base to US rockets
Date created : 19/03/2019 - 01:12
Washington (AFP)
Brazil's new right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, signed a deal Monday to open a base to US satellite launches as he appealed for warm relations with Donald Trump on a visit to Washington.
The outspoken conservative, who will meet Trump at the White House on Tuesday, has ideological affinities with the US leader and has broken Brazilian precedent by heading to Washington, not Argentina, for his first official trip abroad.
Promoting a business-friendly approach after more than a decade of socialist presidents, Bolsonaro signed an agreement with US companies on technical safeguards to allow commercial satellite launches from the Alcantara base in the northern Brazilian state of Maranhao.
"We should be thanking God for the recent change of ideology in Brazil," Bolsonaro said at the US Chamber of Commerce.
"We want to have a great Brazil, just like Trump wants to make America great."
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190319-brazil-leader-wooing-trump-opens-base-us-rockets
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