UN gives way and Brazil gains a “Germany” maritime area to explore

A proposal by Brazil to expand the continental shelf off the country’s northern coast has been approved by the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). The area extends from Amapá to Rio Grande do Norte and exceeds the 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) of the Economic Zone […]

Brazil may explore a maritime area equivalent to the territory of Germany on the coast of the north coast located on the Equatorial Bank.