Summary
During an Ameripol meeting, the Brazilian Federal Police offered to open an office in Quito and send police officers to assist Ecuador in the violence crisis, in addition to other measures to support the training and identification of Brazilian criminals in the neighboring country.
Police and military patrol a street in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on January 9, 2024. A group of armed, masked men stormed TC Guayaquil during a live news broadcast and held a media representative at gunpoint as the country is currently under a state of emergency searching for its most wanted criminal.
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A Federal Police The Brazilian company has formalized a proposal with six practical support measures for Ecuador Crisis of violence hitting the country. At the meeting of Ameripol (Police Community of America) this Saturday (13) the measures were determined.
One of them is the formal opening of an office in Quito with the aim of establishing two agents in the neighboring country's capital. In addition to the immediate deployment of federal police officers.
The Brazilian idea is to provide immediate support to investigations, intelligence operations and other activities related to public security. The proposal makes it clear that the Brazilian police are ready to provide training in the areas of investigation, reconnaissance and financial analysis with the aim of decapitalizing criminal organizations, which has been carried out, for example, in Portugal and Bolivia.
The PF offered cooperation in identifying Brazilian criminals, whether or not they were imprisoned on Ecuadorian territory, as well as intelligence teams specialized in fugitive searches and sensitive investigations.
The International Police Cooperation Center based in Rio de Janeiro, which has had an agent from the Ecuadorian National Police since October 2023, was also included in the measures.
Kidnappings, TV invasions and the army on the streets: Ecuador is experiencing a wave of violence
Source: Redação Terra