Tag: Brazil
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Trucker Strike Threat Stokes Brazil Shipper Fears
April 25: Shippers in Brazil are becoming increasingly nervous as truckers in the South American country contemplate another strike over a lack of enforcement of a state-mandated pricing table designed […]
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Authorities Seize 1 Tonne of Cocaine at Paranagua Port
April 04: Authorities seized 1 tonne of cocaine hidden inside a plywood cargo container at Paranagua port. Authorities confiscated the narcotics after port workers identified the drugs while handling the […]
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Authorities Seize 500 kg of Cocaine at Navegantes Port in Brazil
April 02: Authorities seized more than 500 kg of cocaine hidden inside a stone slate cargo container at Navegantes port, Santa Catarina state. Authorities found the narcotics during a risk […]
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16 Passengers Aboard Cruise Ship Arrested for Cocaine Smuggling in Santos Port
March 27: Brazilian Federal Police arrested 16 passengers of the Costa Favolosa cruise ship carrying a total of 360 kilos of cocaine in their luggage (each with between 16 and […]
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Cocaine Bound for Cartagena Seized at Port of Santos, Brazil Amongst Container of Lemons
March 19: A large quantity of cocaine was allegedly found aboard a vessel at the Brazilian port of Santos. Police claimed the narcotics were found by two sniffer dogs in […]
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Stevedores’ Strike in Santos, Brazil Continues After Fifteen Days
UPDATE MARCH 20: Stevedores at Santos Port have announced that they will suspend their strike for 7 days (through March 25) pending a court ruling on whether port authorities can […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Anchored Bulk Carrier off Macapa, Brazil
March 10 2019: 0430 UTC: Posn: 00:03.5N – 050:57.8W, Macapa Anchorage, Brazil: Two robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored bulk carrier by using a rope with a hook. Duty AB […]
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Brazil joins CMF
CMF continues to expand. Brazil becomes the 33rd nation to join Combined Maritime Forces BRAZIL is warmly welcomed to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) family to become the 33rd nation to […]
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How Peaceful is the South Atlantic?
The bigger geopolitical picture. How Peaceful is the South Atlantic? By Alejandro Sanchez Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira, commander of the Brazilian Navy, gave an interview to the Uruguayan daily […]
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Navies arrive for maritime exercise
Tri-nation exercise gets underway. Navies arrive for international maritime exercise Written by Dean Wingrin Indian and Brazilian navy ships arrived in Simon’s Town on Monday morning, ready to participate in […]