rear admiral flavio augusto viana rocha

NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT USING NAVAL POWER

Rear Admiral FLÁVIO AUGUSTO VIANA ROCHABRAZILIAN NAVY

July 1st, 2014.

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RUSI International Sea Power Conference

Contextualization Brazilian Naval Activity – Atlantic Roles in UN Operations – Mediterranean Final Considerations

SummaryNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT USING NAVAL POWER

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• CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES• NON-INTERVENTION

• PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS

FOREIGN POLICY

DEFENCEPOLICY

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DEFENCE WHITE PAPER

NATIONAL STRATEGY OF

DEFENCE

CONTEXTUALIZATION

DIPLOMATICACTION

MILITARYCAPACITY

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“PROJECTION THROUGH COOPERATION”

SECURITY AGENDA - PREVENTIVE APPROACHES

CONTEXTUALIZATION

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CONTEXTUALIZATION

Blue Amazo

nThe Brazilian patrimony at SEA

South AtlanticStrategic Arch

WIDER PERSPECTIVE ofSOUTH AMERICAN and SOUTH ATLANTIC

INTEGRATION

NATIONAL DEFENCE POLICY

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BLUE

AM

AZO

N

CONTEXTUALIZATION

River basins lead

the ATLANTIC

INFLUENCE INTO

THE CONTINENT

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CONTEXTUALIZATION

Coastl

ine: 8

,000 k

m

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MARITIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

CONTEXTUALIZATION

Contextualization Brazilian Naval Activity – Atlantic Roles in UN Operations - Mediterranean Final Considerations

SummaryNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT USING NAVAL POWER

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BRAZILIAN NAVAL ACTIVITY - ATLANTIC

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ZONE OF PEACE AND COOPERATION OF

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC(ZOPACAS)

CDSSouth American Defence Council

UNASULSouth American Nations Union

THE INDIA-BRAZIL-SOUTH

AFRICA (IBSA)

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COMUNIDADE DE PAÍSES DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA

(CPLP)Cooperation through Lusophony

BRAZILIAN NAVAL ACTIVITY - ATLANTIC

Bilateral agreements in South Atlantic space South Africa JUNE/2003 Angola JUNE/2010 Cape Verde MAY/2010 Guinea-Bissau JUNE/2006 Equatorial Guinea JULY/2010 Mozambique MARCH/2009 Namibia JUNE/2009 Nigeria JULY/2010 São Tomé e Príncipe NOV/2010 Senegal AUG/2010

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RELATIONSHIPS WITH AFRICAN NATIONS

MOZAMBIQUE

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BRAZILIAN NAVAL ACTIVITY - ATLANTICSOUTH AFRICA

NAMIBIA

ANGOLA

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UNITAS

IBSAMAR

BOGATUN

J-TFEX

ATLANTIC TIDINGS

ATLANTIC WATCH

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PANAMAX

VENBRAS

URUEXATLANTIS ATLASUR

FRATERNO

JOINT WARRIOR

BRAZILIAN NAVAL ACTIVITYMULTINATIONAL EXERCISES & OPERATIONS

OBSERVERS CTF-151

OBANGAMEEXPRESS

FELINO

BRASBOL

BRAPER

BRACOLPER

ACRUX

NINFA

Nuclear Propulsion Submarine Program Aircraft Carriers Blue Amazon Management System (SisGAAz)

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BRAZILIAN NAVAL CAPABILITIESMAIN STRATEGIC PROJECTS

Contextualization Brazilian Naval Activity – Atlantic Roles in UN Operations - Mediterranean Final Considerations

SummaryNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT USING NAVAL POWER

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UNIFIL - United Nations Interim Force in LebanonSince 1978

MTF - Maritime Task ForceSince 2006

ROLES IN UN OPERATIONS - MEDITERRANEAN

UNIFIL

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Commander of MTF - UNIFIL- from Oct 2006 to Aug 2010

- from Feb 2011 (with a Flagship since Nov 2011) to present

Frig. UNIÃO Nov 2011Frig. LIBERAL Apr 2012Frig. CONSTITUIÇÃO Jan 2013Frig. UNIÃO Jun 2013Frig. LIBERAL Jan 2014Frig. CONSTITUIÇÃO . . .

ROLES IN UN OPERATIONS - MEDITERRANEAN

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ROLES IN UN OPERATIONS - OTHERS

MINUSTAH MONUSCO

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CYPRUS

TURKIYE

LEBANON

SYRIA

ISRAEL

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AREA OF MARITIME OPERATIONS

MTF Mission - Dual mandate

- Conduct Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) in the area of maritime operations in order to contribute with LAF-Navy to prevent the unauthorized entry of arms or related material by sea into Lebanon.- Train the Lebanese Naval and Security Forces in order to enable them to fulfill these tasks on their own, in close coordination with the Lebanese Navy and Lebanese Armed Forces.

ROLES IN UN OPERATIONS - MEDITERRANEAN

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FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

THANK YOU!

OBRIGADO!Rear Admiral FLÁVIO AUGUSTO VIANA ROCHA

BRAZILIAN NAVY

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