A nova barreira fiscal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e sua contribuição para a Segurança e Defesa Nacional

Abstract

The Rio de Janeiro State Finance Office - SEFAZ, through the Department of Revenue – SSER, is enhancing its operations regarding tax barriers, called New Tax Barrier. On the other hand, the Brazilian Army has been developing a project for implementation of the Integrated Border Monitoring System - SISFRON. It is feasible that the two projects, designed with various goals and scopes, might be mutually useful. The two projects have, in common, the intensive use of Information and Communication Technology - ICT to support operations and decision-making. It is of the utmost importance for both systems the construction of data marts in order to provide relevant information and, at the same time, allow speeding information flow so that the decisions might be taken accurately and timely toward the operations effectiveness. Information generated in both projects operations allow than to be systemic integrated. Therefore, there is synergy between the two systems that improve positively both projects effectiveness. Such integration is relevant to SISFRON, as it allows realizing, upon receipt of certain information from the SSER data marts, if border control activities are actually being effective, in addition to providing relevant information about logistics of some cross-border offences that have impact in interior States like Rio de Janeiro. On the other hand, information from the SISFRON data marts have the potential to provide greater effectiveness to New Tax Barrier operations because they allow SEFAZ to formulate more rational strategies in order to monitor their barriers, with relevant information regarding the history of the vehicles that are crossing the State territory. This systemic integration have the wand to insert Brazilian States, especially those that are not in Borders areas, as relevant actors on the promoting security and national defense strategy, as well as to consolidate the importance of SISFRON as a tool of support to those States which suffer the effects of so-called cross-border offences. Furthermore, inserts SEFAZ, through its traffic control structures of goods and services throughout its territory as a relevant player to national defense and Rio de Janeiro State and National Security.