The vote on the construction of a facility that could shut down the internet in Brazil was postponed; see details

Ceará State Environmental Council (Coema) postponed the voting meeting on the construction of the desalination plant This brings risks to the internet across Brazil.

According to G1 CearáThe reason for the postponement was not disclosed State Inspector for the Environment (Semace)The body responsible for the council and also the place where voting will take place.

The expectation is meeting was held this Thursday (19) Force Analyzing approval of four projects, including the controversial facility. This will be the result of a public-private partnership between the Ceará Water and Sewerage Company (Cagece) and the Águas de Fortaleza Consortium.

Now, New voting date not announced by the state government body.

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The seawater desalination plant project called Dessal do Ceará in Praia do Futuro, presented at the end of September 2023, aims to: Improve Ceará’s supply by providing an alternative to obtaining drinking water in the state.

However, organizations representing telecommunications companies and operators oppose the project. This is because a possible damage to offshore submarine cables It is necessary for CEARENS and the internet signal in the country.

Failure of such equipment could partially endanger the Internet of Brazil and neighboring countries. creating instabilities in the network to the point of “blackout”.

The water and sewer company, on the other hand, claimed: Will not pose a risk to infrastructure communication systems of the country and this the project was changed to increase the distance between plant equipment infrastructure and submerged cables.

The National Telecommunications Authority (Anatel) announced last month: will follow the case closely and, if necessary, propose alternative solutions to keep the facility operational without damaging Brazilians’ connections.