25-27 February, 2008
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Sofitel Hotel
Co-hosted by the Brazilian National Antidrug Secretariat SENAD/GSI/PR, the Ministry of Justice’s National Public Security Secretariat SENASP/MJ, and the Directorate of the Federal Police, ICOS hosted The First International Symposium on Public Security and Drug Policy, which took place on the 25th, 26th and 27th of February, at the Sofitel Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This event brought together international authorities, experts and policy makers to discuss the most pressing challenges facing public security and law enforcement. In particular the ways in which the problem of drugs impact on public security, and the relationship between drug policy and public security policies will be explored.
José Mariano Beltrame, Public Security Secretary of Rio de Janeiro; Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director of ICOS; and Roberto Troncon, Director of the Combating Organized Crime Department of The Federal Police (Brazil).
Speech by Mr. Tarso Fernando Herz Genro, Brasilian Minister of Justice
Jorge Armando Felix
Chief Minister of the Cabinet of Institutional Security of the Presidency of the Republic and President of the National Antidrug Council - Brazil
José Gomes Temporão
Minister of Health - Brazil
Tarso Fernando Herz Genro
Minister of Justice – Brazil
Norine MacDonald QC
President of ICOS
OPENING ADDRESS
Abraham Stein
Assistant Secretary for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States
SESSION I: PUBLIC SECURITY AND THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS
Brazilian and International authorities who directly participate in the actions for the reduction of both supply and demand of drugs will make presentations, demonstrating the impact that the problem of drugs has on day to day public security activities, and what steps are being taken to minimize the problem.
Panel Chair – Vitalino Canas
President of the European Union Committee to Parliament – Portugal, Senior Advisor to ICOS
Paulo Roberto Yog de Miranda Uchoa
The National Anti Drug Secretary, Presidency of the Republic - Brazil
Luiz Fernando Corrêa
The Director General of The Federal Police, Ministry of Justice -Brazil
Antonio Carlos Biscaia
The National Public Security Secretary, Ministry of Justice – Brazil
Lopes da Mota
President of EuroJust, The European Union’s Juridical Cooperation Unit
Raymond Kendall
Honorary Secretary of Interpol, Senior Advisor to ICOS
SESSION II: NARCOTRAFFIC AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
In this session the subject of international narco-trafficking and connected crimes were discussed. The speakers present the implications that criminal organizations, especially narco-traffickers bring for national, regional and global security. The new groups, networks and criminal connections in operation around the world and actions needed to confront them were presented.
