O setor portuário brasileiro no contexto da defesa e segurança nacionais

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to demonstrate the importance of the Brazilian port sector not only in the sphere of the economy, but also and mainly in the context of national defense and security. Initially, the relevance of the ports to the national economy and, consequently, to the economic development and social well-being of the country is addressed. Next, the role of the ports in the context of national defense and security, under the focus of the projection of the National Power in the South Atlantic and the integration of the Blue Amazon into de National Territory, as well as the fight against organized crime, especially drug trafficking and terrorism. Subsequently, some significant measures adopted in the last two decades in the field of port security are presented, as well as proposals for their improvement. Finally, some of the perceptions gained in the course of the work that attest to the fruitful dimension that ports have in the daily life of the country are presented. For this purpose, the methods of bibliographic/documentary and hypothetical-deductive research were used in this article.