Italian Anti-Mafia Commission ends mission in Brazil focused on drug trafficking
Italian parliamentary delegation visited São Paulo, Santos Port and the border with Paraguay to debate combating transnational organised crime.
Italian parliamentarians conclude Brazil visit with warnings about trafficking routes
The delegation of Italy's Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission concluded, on Saturday (14), an institutional mission to Brazil centred on combating drug trafficking and transnational organised crime, according to ansabrasil.com.br.
The group was headed by the commission's president, Chiara Colosimo, and included parliamentarians Sara Kelany, Valentina Ghio, Pietro Pittalis, Gianluca Cantalamessa, Luigi Nave, Walter Verini and Sergio Rastrelli.
The central objective of the mission was to deepen understanding of the dynamics of international drug trafficking, the methods of criminal organisations and the prevention and suppression mechanisms employed by Brazilian authorities — with particular attention to drug shipping routes to Europe.
The first stage took place in São Paulo state. In the capital, the delegation met with representatives of the judiciary and police forces. The itinerary also included a visit to Santos Port, the largest in Latin America, identified as a strategic point for international trafficking.
During the port inspection, the parliamentarians analysed the control procedures in place, in which "significant critical problems" were found, in addition to initiatives to combat infiltration of criminal organisations in the port's infrastructure.
The mission subsequently advanced to Paraná, with a stop in Guaíra, on the banks of the Paraná River, on the border with Paraguay. At the location, the commission gathered "information about the drug trafficking combat strategies adopted by Brazilian authorities and the cooperation mechanisms between the different institutions involved".
In a statement, the delegation highlighted the importance of information sharing, judicial cooperation and operational coordination between countries affected by drug trafficking routes.
Source: Google News BR — Crime