# For 16 Years, Brazil Enforced Its Forest Code With Blurry Glasses

- slug: for-16-years-brazil-enforced-its-forest-code-with-blurry-glasses
- date: 2026-04-01
- category: Space & Aerospace

Brazil has been trying to enforce its forest law with 30-meter satellite imagery since 2008. A new dataset from Google cuts that down to 5 meters, making selective logging and buffer violations finally visible.

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