Atuação da Marinha do Brasil no combate ao narcotráfico na fronteira do Brasil com a Colômbia e o Peru a partir de 2010

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the role of the Navy in combating drug trafficking in the gutters of the rivers that permeate the Amazon rainforest along the Brazilian border with Colombia and Peru. The fact that Brazil borders the largest drug producers in the world cannot go unnoticed when its high-level defense plans are being drawn up. Mainly, because it directly interferes with the security of its population, an asset of greater value to be defended by an armed force. However, this issue gains relevance when the border in question is located in the Amazon forest, where rivers are considered the main, if not the only, routes of displacement. The Amazon, whose dimension encompasses about 60% of the Brazilian territorial area, borders Colombia and Peru, world-renowned producers of cocaine. Analyzing historical events related to evolution and the fight against drugs will highlight lessons that will guide future planning and will prevent the recurrence of mistakes made in the past in similar situations. The analysis of the legal framework and high-level documents will make it possible to know what the Navy is responsible for when it comes to the issue of combating drug trafficking. Knowing the current situation with regard to drug trafficking, and how the Navy is organized to face this threat, will allow the verification of the existence of capacity gaps and the identification of possible needs to change the Navy's course in the regarding naval strategic planning