International Cooperation and Intel in the Fight against Transnational Crime: The Brazilian Case

Authors

  • Almir de Oliveira Junior
  • Edison Benedito da Silva Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v1i2.1361

Keywords:

organized transnational crime, police intelligence, international cooperation, global public good

Abstract

The rising violence in Brazil in recent decades is associated with the development of transnational illicit activities. Their nature and complexity require large investments and the improvement of police actions, particularly regarding intelligence. Therefore, it is essential to engage the cooperation of the police forces in neighboring countries that share the same problems related to illegal trafficking routes. There must be an effort to internationalize and coordinate actions to control crime, which imprints public safety with features of a global public good. The Brazilian government has systematically increased investment in the modernization of the means available to the Federal Police, and in technical cooperation with South American and African countries. However, the amounts invested in these initiatives remain low compared to the magnitude of their national borders and the high degree of articulation and penetration of criminal groups operating there.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v1i2.1361

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Author Biographies

Almir de Oliveira Junior

Sociólogo, doctor en Sociología y Política (Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil). Investigador en materias de policía y seguridad pública (Instituto de Investigación Económica Aplicada, Brasil). Algunos trabajos recientemente publicados: “Importância das atividades de investigação e inteligência policial para o sistema de justiça criminal e seu aprimoramento no Brasil” (Boletim de Análise Político-Institucional, vol.2, 2012); “Dá para confiar nas polícias? Um estudo sobre confiança e percepção social da polícia no Brasil” (Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública, vol.9, 2011) y “Percepções dos brasileiros sobre polícia e segurança pública” (Anuário Brasileiro de Segurança Pública, vol.5, 2011).

Edison Benedito da Silva Filho

Economista, doctor en Economía (Universidad de Campinas, Brasil). Investigador en el Instituto de Investigación Económica Aplicada, Brasil (IPEA), ligado a la Dirección de Estudios Internacionales, actúa en los siguientes temas: la defensa, la seguridad internacional y la internacionalización de las empresas brasileñas. Algunos trabajos recientemente publicados: “Dos 'dividendos da paz' à guerra contra o terror: gastos militares mundiais nas duas décadas após o fim da Guerra Fria – 1991-2009” (Texto para Discussão IPEA, Junho de 2012, no prelo); “A crítica novo-institucionalista ao pensamento da Cepal: a dimensão institucional e o papel da ideologia no desenvolvimento econômico” (Economia e Sociedade, v. 19, n. 2 (39), p. 211-232, 2010).
Criminalidad organizada transnacional

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Published

2014-05-05

How to Cite

de Oliveira Junior, A., & da Silva Filho, E. B. (2014). International Cooperation and Intel in the Fight against Transnational Crime: The Brazilian Case. Police and Public Security Journal, 1(2), 131–152. https://doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v1i2.1361

Issue

Año 2, Vol.1, Enero – Junio 2012

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Academic Articles

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