THE CAPILLARITY OF ORDER IN AMAZONIAN WATERWAYS: STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF FLUVIAL POLICING BY THE MILITARY POLICE OF AMAZONAS
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https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v12i6.26062Keywords:
Public Security. Fluvial Policing. Amazonas. Organized Crime. Technology.Abstract
Fluvial policing in the Amazon is fundamental for public security in a geography dominated by rivers that serve as routes for organized crime. This article analyzes the tactical structuring of the Military Police of Amazonas (PMAM), identifying strategic challenges and the need for technological expansion. The methodology consists of bibliographic and documentary research, with a qualitative approach and exploratory nature, based on the theories of Rational Choice and Situational Prevention. The results demonstrate that the implementation of Integrated Fluvial Bases, such as Base Arpão, generated losses exceeding R$ 593 million to drug trafficking between 2020 and 2024. The discussion highlights that the use of technologies, such as drones, enhances situational awareness, while social actions in riverside communities legitimize the state presence and weaken the symbolic dominance of factions. It is concluded that overcoming territorial vulnerability in "liquid borders" depends on the continuity of investments in logistics, inter-agency cooperation, and the transition to decentralized models, such as modular bases. Such measures are essential to ensure the capillarity of order, the protection of the regional bioeconomy, and national sovereignty in remote areas of the state's interior.
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