Decree No. 8.400 the appropriate points for the delimitation of the Baseline of Brazil along the continental and insular Brazilian coasts. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Abstract This Presidential Decree specifies the baselines along "the continental and insular Brazilian coasts" of Brazil. It declares the Baseline of Brazil to be formed by the combination of Straight Baselines (SBL) and Normal Baselines (NBL), according to the definitions provided by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Baseline of Brazil is defined solely for the delimitation of the limits of the territorial sea, of the contiguous zone, of the exclusive economic zone and of the continental shelf, in accordance with the provisions of Law nº 8.617, of 4 January 1993. Full text English Website www.un.org References - Legislation Implements Act No. 8.617 providing for territorial sea, contiguous zone, EEZ and continental shelf of Brazil. Legislation | Brazil | 1993 Keyword: EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX