Prevenção e combate ao terrorismo na Copa América 2019

Abstract

This study deals with the 2019 America Soccer Cup, from the point of view of the terrorist threat. Its purpose is to verify the ability of security and defense resources to act to prevent the conduct of terrorist attacks or to mitigate their effects. The discussion of the theme addresses four aspects: the legal support provided by the current legal order; interoperability between the Special Operations resources of the Police Forces; the ability to deny logistical means essential to terrorist action; and the ability to mitigate effects, applied in an environment affected by CBRN weapon. The work process includes bibliographical and documentary research in open sources and the conduction of interviews directed to specialists who have worked in previous Major Events. The reflection on the impacts caused by the terrorist action in the expressions of the national power was developed according to the Manual of the Strategic Thought of the Brazilian National War College. From the analysis carried out, the fragility of the defense structure is understood in relation to legislation on terrorism, which is severely criticized by experts, in which the investigative and procedural provisions of this crime are specified. Added to this are the availability of weapons, ammunition and explosives in the hands of organized crime, the limited supply of antidotes to care for victims of an eventual incident with CBRN artifacts, and the lack of equipment and weapons needed to optimize interoperability between Special Operations Teams of the Police Forces and between them and the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces.