Pirataria na " Amazônia Azul": reflexos para a Marinha do Brasil

Abstract

The aim of this work is to examine the possibility of the crime of piracy – an illegal acti vity that is part of the new threats to worldwide commercial shipping – in Blue Amazonia and propose that the Brazilian Navy improve its efforts to fight piracy. Regarding the issue of the Law of the Sea, the crime of piracy and the demarcation of maritime space were defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Focussing on the sovereignty and economic aspects of Blue Amazonia – that will be more vulnerable in the absence of a Naval Power able to protect and watch over this large area rich in natural resources and through which the almost entirety of Brazil’s foreign trade passes – the Naval Patrol’s activity aims to repress illegal activities of this nature. The expectation of increased merchant shipping in Blue A mazonia and of a new role for Brazil in the geopolitics of oil require the country to be maritime situat ional aware ness of what takes place in its strategic environment, foreseeing that piracy may migrate to waters under the jurisdiction of Brazil. For thi s it is necessary to maintain “good order at sea” by means of the activities of the Naval Patrol, under the approach of Capacity - Based Planning, proposing its improvement based on the fight against piracy undertaken by the Royal Navy.