A realidade atual da pirataria no Golfo da Guiné: as oportunidades e implicações para a Marinha do Brasil

Abstract

In the 21st century the so-called "new threats" began to have greater emphasis after the Cold War, inserted in the context of the international system. Maritime piracy is not exactly a recent threat to security and develops in the light of a rare presence of States in their maritime areas. Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea stands out for the geopolitical importance of the region, with an intense oil exploration activity. The significance of the situation can lead to a securitization process, leading to na increasing presence of military forces in the South Atlantic. Brazil, as a defense policy, encompasses the region of the West coast of Africa in its strategic entry and seeks to generate cooperative actions on that continent with support and actions of narrowing ties by the Brazilian Navy. Brazilian Navy has joined in naval exercises with an emphasis on combating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, while preserving a focus on training the Navies and Coastal Guards. Due to the breadth of the problems generated by piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region, Brazil may use the capabilities of Brazilian Navy in carrying out actions to define a strategy of cooperation that enters Brazil strongly in the international scenario as a disseminator of an environment of peace and cooperation with maritime security. In this context, we describe opportunities and consequences arising from a greater insertion of the Brazilian Navy in role of prominence using naval resources in actions to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea