Nine months after launching a major operation to dismantle extensive illegal gold mining activities in the Yanomami indigenous lands of the Amazon, the Brazilian government has achieved great success with a reduction of almost 80 percent of the territories affected by the illegal activity, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense said [ … ]
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Brazilian Federal Police Carries Out One of Largest Cocaine Seizures at Ports
On November 4, agents of the Brazilian Federal Police (PF) and the Brazilian Federal Revenue made the largest seizure of drugs ever recorded in Pará state, and one of the largest in Brazilian ports. The operation took place in the Port of Vila do Conde, in Barcarena, where authorities seized [ … ]
Brazil, Paraguay Destroy 748 Tons of Marijuana in the Border Region
Nearly 100 officers from the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and the Brazilian Federal Police (PF) destroyed 748 tons of marijuana as part of Operation New Alliance XXX. During the 10-day raid, which ended April 1, the security forces used helicopters to locate the crops and follow the movement of [ … ]
Whose Rights Are They, Anyway?
Modern international law came into existence at the end of the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.1 Horrified by the unprecedented destruction of a series of wars over religion, European negotiators at Westphalia coined the phrase “cuius regio, eius religio.”2 Literally translated, it means “whose realm, his religion.” It could be loosely translated [ … ]
Brazil Strengthens Relationship with Partner Nations in Meetings with Military Attachés
Brazil currently has 55 defense attachés. To strengthen its relationship with the nations in which these service members are advisors, as part of the diplomatic corps, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense (MD, in Portuguese) held the Symposium Update for Partner Nations Defense Attachés. “Attachés play a fundamental role in pursuing [ … ]
Brazil: Federal Police Combats Human Trafficking in International Operation
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) joined security forces of more than 40 countries to combat human trafficking during Operation Liberterra, July 5-9, 2021. “The tasks involved prevention, repression, and support activities for victims of human trafficking and promotion of illegal migration [migrant smuggling],” the PF said in a [ … ]
Argentina: Security Forces Rescue Human Trafficking Victims
The Argentine National Gendarmerie dismantled a human trafficking network and rescued seven women age 18 to 25 who were being sexually exploited in Salta province. The operation took place in mid-July, when the force raided residences that offered sexual services. Gendarmerie agents detained two women (the gang leader and the [ … ]
Ecuadorean and Colombian Service Members Counter Endangered Species Trafficking
Ecuador and Colombia, among the most biodiverse countries in the world, face a daily struggle against the illegal trafficking of animals destined for international markets, a profitable activity for organized crime. “The trade of protected animals is Colombia’s third largest illegal industry after drug and human smuggling. […] Exotic birds, [ … ]
New Horizons 19 MEDRETE: Medical Providers Treat 9,575 Guyanese Patients
The MEDRETE provided services in family health, women’s health, dental, veterinary, dermatology, optometry, physical therapy, dietician, and pediatrics to local Guyanese. “A Medical Readiness Training Exercise is where a predetermined group of doctors, nurses, technicians, and pharmacy get together to train on deploying in a contingency type moment,” said U.S. [ … ]
Bolivia Releases Results of 10-Year Fight Against Narcotrafficking
The Bolivian combined counternarcotics force destroyed a total of 35,878 cocaine labs and 321 tons of the drug in 116,440 operations carried out in the last 10 years, the Bolivian government reported. Bolivian Vice Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances, Felipe Cáceres, delivered the report on May 26, in [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Oversees National Air Traffic Control
The Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), a unit of the Brazilian Air Force, is responsible for air traffic control and defense in Brazilian airspace. Civilian and military aircraft that take off in Brazil or fly through its airspace do so under the watchful eyes of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB, [ … ]
Brazil to Test Border Surveillance During Military Operations
Project Sisfron is close to being subjected to its first test. In June, the system will be employed in Operation Ágata. Brazil's Army Project Office (EPEx), created in 2012, evaluates, proposes, coordinates, and integrates efforts toward the realization of the Army’s large-scale, technologically and financially complex strategic projects. So far, [ … ]