Brazil ready to launch satellite to protect transfer of national security information

Monday, March 13th 2017 - 08:46 UTC

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Brazil will launch its first own satellite to protect the transfer of privileged national security information while boosting the broadband capacity of the country later this month. The Geostationary Satellite Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC) will be launched on March 21 from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. The event is taking place nearly a year after the original launch plan of April 2016. Read full article

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Can it ALSO be used to transfer funds from Brazil to the offshore banks, companies & foundations?
REF: http://plus55.com/brazil-politics/news/2017/03/brazil-amnesty-corrupt-politicians
Mar 13th, 2017 - 05:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
R$1bn over budget, hmm? I wonder where that money ended up?

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It's going to carry broadband eventually, so YES. And more securely too, supposedly.
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VERY S00N, Brazil will be a HEAVEN for the corrupt [politicians & entrepreneurs]. Crime will no longer be a crime: REF: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-exclusive-idUSKBN16K252
ALL the Investigations + Operations will OFFICIALLY & LEGALLY be known as: “Very Expensive Toilet Papers”!
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