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The actions of Caatinga police officers could intensify the climate of war in Salvador, experts say

Specialized units of the Military Police will act in the fight against organized crime in the capital from this Tuesday (22)

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Published on October 22, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Reinforcement of forces was made official this Tuesday (22), in Salvador

Reinforcement of forces was made official this Tuesday (22), in Salvador Credit: Arisson Marinho/CORREIO

Police officers who are part of the Independent Specialized Policing Companies (CIPES), popularly known as Caatinga, will work to combat criminal factions in Salvador. THE reinforcement of 120 agents and 30 vehicles it was made official this Tuesday (22), at an event at the Bahia Administrative Center (CAB). The Caatinga is recognized for its obvious fight against crime in the interior of the state and, according to experts, it should intensify the “war climate” in the capital of Bahia.

The specialized unit works to combat drug trafficking, cargo theft and robberies of financial institutions in cities in the backlands of Bahia. Police specialized in crisis management are part of the CIPEs, such as negotiators, snipers and agents who carry out aerial operations. Military Police Colonel Manuel Muniz, commander of Special Missions Policing, explains how agents are trained.

“These are the troops who generally act in more critical situations. Troops are located in all quadrants of the state. As the symptoms [do crime] become more serious, the Military Police will use its forces to deal with them”, he says. Among the actions in the Caatinga, in the interior, are the discovery and dismantling of drug laboratories and marijuana plantations.

Caatinga operates in the interior of Bahia

Caatinga operates in the interior of Bahia Credit: Disclosure/PM-BA

In April this year, for example, Caatinga destroyed 70,000 marijuana plants, which would yield around 21 tons of drugs, in Abaré. Under the motto “Wherever necessary, with the greatest possible force and as quickly as possible”, the troop works to combat trafficking in the Marijuana Polygon. The area corresponds to an imaginary quadrangle with more than 20 municipalities in the northeastern hinterland that produce cannabis illegally. Juazeiro, Paulo Afonso and Glória are among the cities in Bahia.

Although Salvador differs from the interior of the state due to its own characteristics, such as alleys and villages in peripheral communities, the head of the Public Security Secretariat of Bahia, Marcelo Werner, guaranteed that Caatinga is ready to operate in the capital. “It is specialized reference policing, which in itself has a sequence of training and ongoing qualifications that leave them [policiais] able to work in rural and urban areas”, he explains.

The effectiveness of Caatinga’s operations in Salvador is questioned by public security experts. Luiz Claudio Lourenço, researcher at the Laboratory for Studies on Crime and Society at the Federal University of Bahia (Lassos/Ufba), assesses that the troop’s efforts do not solve the problem of insecurity.

“Over the last 15 years, the number of specialized calls aimed at combating organized crime has increased enormously in Bahia and Salvador. However, the decrease in violence did not occur to the same extent. The Caatinga is a unit intended for environments other than the peripheral urban communities of Salvador”, assesses the social scientist.

For Luiz Cláudio Lourenço, the troops’ actions can contribute to increasing insecurity. “The militarized and overt action of the heavily armed police, if used excessively and at all times, can bring more insecurity than peace. By intensifying the climate of war, it will be difficult to produce security”, he adds.

During the event that formalized the arrival of Caatinga to work in Salvador, secretary Marcelo Werner highlighted that the fight against violence should not only be done through overt policing. “We understand that security is not just about the police. We need the population’s support for the security forces, but we also think about the importance of school, culture, sport, religion and family”, he said.

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