importância da amazônia na geopolítica brasileira

NASCIMENTO, Mariana Rodrigues do. The geopolitical role of the Brazilian Amazon and its insertion in the national security policies: an analysis of the official defense documents and the policies of territorial control. 2013. Dissertação (Mestrado) Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia Humana – Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2013. The geopolitical importance of the Amazon to Brazil has long been highlighted by the military, politicians, diplomats and academics. The Amazon region covers about 60% of the national territory and can’t be forgotten or subdued in the formulation of public policies for protection and development of the country or in the composition of the strategies of international insertion of Brazil. This paper seeks, from a multidisciplinary approach marked by the links between Geography and International Relations, try to explain the reasons why the Amazon stands as a priority for the national defense politics nowadays. Another important topic addressed in this paper is how the policy makers articulate these politics in a way they can be effective in a world scenario marked by diffuse and multidimensional threats. The role of Calha Norte Program and the Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) are analyzed in order to understand how the internal policies of protection and surveillance of the Brazilian Amazon work with the new security arrangements presents in the region. Keywords:…