Comando conjunto de operações especiais: a aplicabilidade de uma estrutura conjunta de operações especiais nas forças armadas brasileiras

Abstract

The modern combat is characterized by the predominance of asymmetric warfare and fluid, diffuse, and unexpected threats, often leading to an uncertainty exact regarding enemies and battlefronts. In these scenarios, it is crucial for states to have specially trained Special Operations units in a permanent state of readiness. Given this scenario, the importance of employing Special Operations Forces jointly grows, constituting a strategic and effective weapon for our Armed Forces. In Brazil, the use of joint operations gained special relevance in 2010 when the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces was created, a Military Organization that has been leading doctrinal production on the subject and the preparation and deployment of individual forces in situations that require joint action since that year. However, there is still no permanent command in Brazil that brings together, at an operational level and even in times of peace, the different capabilities of the Special Operations elements existing in the Armed Forces, aiming to achieve maximum synergy among these elements during operations. Recently, events such as the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games necessitated joint operations by Special Operations Forces, revealing several deficiencies related to the lack of integration between the forces. On the other hand, the United States of America, following the failure of Operation Eagle Claw in Iran in 1980 attributed to the lack of interoperability among the Special Operations Forces operating there, established the United States Special Operations Command, USSOCOM, in 1986, bringing modernization to their Armed Forces. In this regard, it is necessary to study the applicability of a joint Special Operations structure in the Brazilian Armed Forces. Such a structure would be the Joint Special Operations Command.