On 22-26 August 2022, SEACOP conducted a Maritime Intelligence training in the city of Brasilia, Brazil.
The opening ceremony took place in the facilities of the Federal Police of Brazil, in the presence of the Interior Counsellor of the Spanish Embassy in Brazil. During the event, experts outlined the objectives and methodology of this training, which seeks to reinforce Brazil’s law enforcement agencies’ capacities to combat illicit trafficking locally and in the region.
The activity was carried out in collaboration with the General Coordination of Drug Repression of the Federal Police of Brazil and witnessed the participation of experts from the Judicial Police of Lisbon and experts from the Colombian Navy.
A total of 13 students from the Police and Receita Federal were trained on both theoretical and practical aspects of maritime intelligence gathering and international cooperation.
Brazil remains a priority country for the SEACOP action. Therefore, this training seeks to pave the way for crucial operational results in the fight against illicit maritime trafficking. It also aims to substantively improve the capacity of officers to exchange information with other units both in the region and in Europe and Africa.
