Abstract
A Brazilian Admiral coined the concept Amazônia Azul or Blue Amazon, to draw attention to the incredible size of the country’s jurisdictional waters and to all the resources they contain, living, mineral including offshore oil and gas. These waters represent nearly 4.5 million km2 , which equals over 50% of the country’s land surface. However, to create this space with this enormous size, the Brazilian Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM), coordinated by the Navy, had to be quite ingenious to follow the rules of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This article studies first the establishment of the space Amazônia Azul, then how this space is being developed in a sustainable way, and how its defence is being set up. The policies of defence created by the Lula Government are also quite innovative, and, in particular, the technology transfer with strategic military partners warrants special attention.
Highlights
In 2004, to draw attention to the importance of the Brazilian jurisdictional waters, their size and their multiple extraordinary resources, Admiral Roberto de Guimarães Carvalho, the Commander of the Navy, coined that space: Amazônia Azul, or Blue Amazon, in an article published in the Folha de São Paulo, on the 25th of February 2004 (CARVALHO, 2004)
The Navy heads the Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (Comissão Interministerial para os Recursos do Mar – CIRM) and as such coordinates matters related to delineate the limits of this space
In 1980, under President Figueiredo, a start was made with the elaboration of a detailed document, indicating the planning of the National Policy concerning the Resources of the Sea for “the rational exploration and exploitation of the Brazilian waters of living, mineral and energy resources to be found in the sea and in the subsoil, which are important for the economic and social development of the country and its national security” (General Guidelines for the National Policy concerning the Sea Resources; BRASIL, 1980 apud Rippel, 2014, p. 22)
Summary
In 2004, to draw attention to the importance of the Brazilian jurisdictional waters, their size and their multiple extraordinary resources, Admiral Roberto de Guimarães Carvalho, the Commander of the Navy, coined that space: Amazônia Azul, or Blue Amazon, in an article published in the Folha de São Paulo, on the 25th of February 2004 (CARVALHO, 2004). The new Br a zilian space: A mazônia Azul and its implications development, mapping living, mineral and energy resources as well as many other topics, some of which will be detailed below To this end, in 1980, under President Figueiredo, a start was made with the elaboration of a detailed document, indicating the planning of the National Policy concerning the Resources of the Sea for “the rational exploration and exploitation of the Brazilian waters of living, mineral and energy resources to be found in the sea and in the subsoil, which are important for the economic and social development of the country and its national security” CIRM was very much involved in the demarcation of the different zones and maritime borders
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