Green Brazil 2 Operation completes 6 months of operation

To date, the mission has ensured the fight against more than 7,500 fires

The initiative is coordinated by the Ministry of Defense with the employment of military personnel from the Armed Forces in Guarantee of Law and Order - Photo: Ministry of Defense

Nov 13, Brasilia: Operation Verde Brasil 2 completes 6 months of preventive and repressive actions against environmental crimes in the Legal Amazon region. The initiative is coordinated by the Ministry of Defense with the employment of military personnel from the Armed Forces in Guarantee of Law and Order. So far, the mission has ensured the fight against more than 7,500 fires.

Military personnel from the Navy, Army and Air Force, coordinated with agents from Public Security and Environmental Protection agencies, mobilized more than 51,300 naval and land inspections and patrols, including road blocking and control.

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The Armed Forces' permanence in the Legal Amazon was authorized by Decree 10,539, of 4/11/2020, signed by President Jair Bolsonaro. The mission seeks to contribute to the actions for the preservation of the Amazon-provided for by the National Council of the Amazon (CNA).

On average, 3,400 military personnel and 300 agents from partner agencies are involved. Military personnel are reinforced whenever necessary. The shares use 160 vehicles, 42 vessels, two ships and 11 aircraft.

Results

To date, more than 99 thousand hectares have been embargoed. The amount of fines and infraction terms applied exceeds R $ 1.79 billion. This amount corresponds to seven times more than that invested in the operation itself.

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In 180 days of action, 183 arrest warrants were issued in flagrante delicto. Verde Brasil 2 seized 178,000 cubic meters of illegal wood, in addition to 26,300 weapons and ammunition and 390 kg of drugs. In addition, more than 1,200 logistical support actions were carried out for the Safety and Environmental Protection agencies and 36,774 litres of fuel were seized.

Integration

The Integrated Amazon Protection Group (Gipam) is responsible for defining the monitoring areas for environmental defence actions. Gipam is coordinated by the Amazon Protection System Management and Operational Center (Censipam), an agency under the Ministry of Defense.

Remote sensing mechanisms, such as satellites, radars and aerial surveys, are used to select target regions.

The action of the military in Operation Green Brazil 2 allows the presence of the State in several regions in a short period of time. Thus, the use of means, such as helicopters, various aircraft, ships, boats, vehicles, and the establishment of advanced support bases allow the widest possible action for environmental agents.

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Operation Green Brazil 2

Operation Verde Brasil 2 was launched on May 11, 2020, to combat outbreaks of fire, deforestation and illegal mining in the Legal Amazon region.

The mission is coordinated by the Joint Operations Center of the Ministry of Defense and has the support of the Joint North Command (CCjN), the Joint Amazon Command (CCjA), the Joint West Command (CCjO) and the Aerospace Operations Command (Comae), of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).

Verde Brasil 2 is also an integrated work with agents from the Federal Police, the Federal Highway Police, the National Public Security Force, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin). In addition to members of the Management and Operational Center for the Amazon Protection System (Censipam), the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMbio).

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