O Golfo da Guiné: proposições para o combate à pirataria, considerando as práticas adotadas na Costa da Somália

Abstract

The increase in piracy cases in the Gulf of Guinea, and a possible expansion of this illicit towards the Atlantic Ocean can be a threat to the Brazilian sea lines of communication that use this ocean. In case of this threat materializes, there will be great economic losses for Brazil, due to the large dependence that the country's foreign trade has on maritime transport. In this sense, as the Brazilian Navy is responsible for maintaining the security of the sea lines of communication, it may be determined that this Force may fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. In view of the success obtained by the practices of combating piracy in Somalia offshore, this research aims to verify, whether such practices can be employed to fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, using the comparative analysis study as methodology. Since most of the piracy-fighting practices used on the coast of Somalia are already in use in the Gulf of Guinea, it is important that the Brazilian Navy gains more experience to fight against this illicit. In order to get this, it is interesting that the Brazilian Navy increases its participation in the combat against piracy in Somalia offshore, assuming the Command of the Combined Task Force 151, as well as sending military personnel to join the Combined Maritime Forces General Staff