Guyana, Brazil sign public security agreements
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, signs the agreement with a Brazilian official (Ministry of Home Affairs photo)
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, signs the agreement with a Brazilian official (Ministry of Home Affairs photo)

INTENT on strengthening bilateral co-operation, Guyana and Brazil signed two Inter-Institutional Cooperation Agreements recently following the conclusion of the inaugural Ministerial Meeting against Transnational Organised Crime hosted in Brazil, a statement from the Home Affairs Ministry said.

The agreements were inked to increase cooperation to combat transnational organised crime, the release said.

Added to that, the agreements also focus on fighting and enforcing additional preventative measures against illegal narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; terrorism; trafficking in persons; smuggling of wildlife, gold and minerals; trafficking of firearms, ammunition, explosives and their parts; money laundering; forgery; and cybercrimes.

Through the signed agreements, the countries will also facilitate the exchange of information on public security, prevention and the fight against organised crime.

“The information-sharing objectives of the agreement will also include the exchange of knowledge, expertise, information, technology, research and scientific development in both countries,” the Home Affairs Ministry press statement said.

“… [T]he agreements will not only promote building capacities among police officers but will also foster alliances to allow the two countries to promote the exchange of specialised equipment and technology while developing the exchange of information in accordance with national and international legislation,” the statement continued.

Technical and scientific support in order to render specific actions for investigations is also included in the cooperation arrangements.

The Home Affairs Ministry said the Inter-Institutional Cooperation Agreements will enhance and strengthen security within and between the two neighbouring countries.

Guyana and the Federative Republic of Brazil have shared diplomatic ties for fifty-five years.

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