Context: Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to lift off Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite next month onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
About Amazonia -1

• It is the first Earth Observation satellite completely designed, integrated, tested and operated by Brazil.
• The operations of Amazonia-1 will be held jointly under China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite Programme (CBERS).
• Amazonia 1 is a Sun synchronous (polar) orbiting satellite that can generate images of any part of the world every 5 days. 
• Note: It will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), as a payload of PSLV.

What is the purpose of Amazonia-1 which PSLV will launch?

• The images from the Brazilian satellite will help in observing and monitoring the deforestation of the Amazon Region.
• The images will help in the agricultural and vegetation areas.

India-Brazil Space Cooperation

• At the 6th BRICS Summit in 2014, the two countries –India and Brazil had an agreement signed which talked about setting up a Brazilian earth station to receive data from the Indian satellites.
• ISRO provided training to the Brazilian scientists to operate and gather data through remote sensing.

India-Brazil space relations

• India gets tracking support from ground stations located Alcantara and Cuiaba, in Brazil.
• This tracking support is for Indian satellites and other space programmes including Chandrayaan-I, Megha Tropiques, MOM, and ASTROSAT.
• Note: Countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Bolivia are among some of the countries who have a Space Cooperation with ISRO at a different level.