Guarda Costeira Brasileira: reflexões sobre a sua existência

Abstract

Criminal activities on the coast and in Brazilian’s rivers in recent years, has evoked some legal discussions regarding the judicial competence of the federal and state authorities. The reason of this problem, according to the data and information that will be presented in this article, has been the lack of a coastguard in Brazil, an organization that would be responsible for unifying and organizing the charge of robbery armed, and environmental crimes. The need for the creation of this institution, has been observed for many years by the political authorities, however, by the disinterest of the Brazilian Navy, the Maritime Authority, there are no effective actions seeking this end. This measure taken by the Navy, eventually becoming unsustainable, in proportion to their efforts for maritime patrol, show to be insufficient, a fact that spurred the creation of the Core Special Maritime Police. But this organ of the Federal Police, have shown themselves to be unable to perform efficiently its function, due to the small effective and a few units arranged in the national territory. In this way this work seeks to reflect so succinct form, through images, information officers and news about the current situation of the protection of the jurisdiction of Brazilian waters.