A Marinha do Brasil como coordenador da área marítima do Atlântico Sul (CAMAS), no biênio 2020/2021 - desafios e perspectivas

Abstract

Despite technological advances in land and air transportation, most of the goods that move world trade are transported by sea, many of which pass through the South Atlantic, due to characteristics favorable to Maritime Traffic (TM), such as the links with the Pacific and Indian oceans, the absence of continental obstacles to navigation between the hemispheres and the rare occurrence of strong cyclone winds. In this context, it becomes relevant the importance of the South Atlantic Maritime Area Coordinator (CAMAS), an international cooperation constituted by the Argentine, Brazilian, Paraguay and Uruguayan Navies that, for more than 50 years, has contributed to the defense of the South Atlantic Maritime Communications (LCM) by coordinating exercises, training and events about the Naval Maritime Traffic Control (CNTM) doctrine. The position of Coordinator is rotated every two years by Argentine, Brazilian and Uruguayan Admirals. Considering the fact that from March 2020, MB will hold the position for the tenth time, it was identified as a problem the existence of measures that should be taken in advance, as well as the possibility of improving the tasks under the responsibility of the Coordinator. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to present suggestions that MB, acting as CAMAS, could contribute to the defense of the South Atlantic LCM. To achieve this objective, was done an analysis of the current organizational structure of MB aiming to assume the Coordinator, the identification of measures that would make it possible to improve CNTM procedures and an analysis the possible challenges and prospects for the 2020/2021 biennium, in view of the “new threats” to the TM after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the USA. The methodology used consisted of bibliographic research based on works by authors known for consecrated maritime theories, publications related to CAMAS, Brazilian rules such as the National Defense Policy and Strategy, and other sources of information from the current Maritime Policy and Strategy Course (C-PEM).