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national policy point of view, such as mar- contextualizes and values it, a first chap- Since the first option was not manifested for so many Brazilians, for example) is not
itime transport activities, maritime indus- ter that informs some documents condi- by the initiative, since 1994, by initiative an easy task. Doing so without a proper
try, defense or even security. Hence, as a tioning its elaboration (many of them in of President of Brazil, the Executive Pow- response from society can weaken your op-
high-level public policy of the national will, a generic way and that no longer exist or er (Decree Number 10,607, of January 22, tions. At the same time, this work process,
it needs to adhere to a document that su- have been replaced); the second chapter 2021) (BRAZIL, 2021), an Interministerial from the point of view of science, has been
perimposes and supports it – that would informs its “objectives”, totaling 14, in Working Group was established to refor- greatly enriched in the last decade with its
be the role of the National Maritime Policy. general quite comprehensive and in some mulate the NMP (IWG-NMP). Its objectives own methods and systematics.
3.2 Brazilian National Maritime Policy cases already obsolete (such as the desire are bold because in addition to seeking the If an NMP is considered to be already
to privatize maritime activities); and, a third integration of policies related to the use of in force (the case here), then from the me-
The Brazilian National Maritime Policy chapter consisting of a table of “Actions the sea - which, as already discussed, is a thodological point of view, its reformulation
(NMP) is not a recent normative act. Its first to be carried out” describing them and as- very complex set of instruments of different would undergo an ex-post evaluation of
version was instituted by Decree-Law in 1984, signing responsibilities for coordination and levels and purposes - it aims to define the the policy in force, which would result in
just two years after the signing of the United participation in them. This table reflects the objectives and priorities of each segment, reformulation subsidies. Such a process has
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea governmental structure of 1994,. Therefore, elaborate or propose regulatory acts and become unfeasible. The current NMP does
(1982) and even before its international va- it brings together bodies, ministries and en- instruments resulting from and evaluate not have any indicator that would allow its
lidity. It was a relevant national and interna- tities that were later extinguished, modified ways of financing and implementing the measurement and evaluation over time as
tional landmark, since, at the time, very few or that had their attributions completely new NMP. In other words, it aims to be the the responsible bodies were mostly discon-
States had already formalized their will in of- changed, thus it cannot be considered min- unifying document of the national will in tinued or modified and its validity period of
ficial terms of a Policy, despite this being one imally permanent. That said, considering it relation to the sea, assigning priorities and over 25 years made it impossible to search
of the UN demands, assumed by the States. as the maximum expression of the national mechanisms resulting from the implemen- for data in the past. Therefore, carrying
In 1994, a new version of our NMP was in- will in matters related to the sea, it can be tation that may be necessary. out the ex-post and executive evaluation
stituted through Decree Number 1.265, from read as quite anachronistic and obsolete. To this end, it was born from the partic- would be an unfruitful effort. Thus, the
October, 11, 1994, in force until now. The desire for its modernization/updating is ipation of 15 bodies of the current Public first decision of the GTI- NMP was almost
The current NMP (1994) well met its en- no longer recent, but even the designation Administration, which reinforces the same that of “re-creating an NMP”. Obviously,
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visioned purposes at the time, of guiding of which body would captain such an un- attitude already learned with the afore- past experience serves as a good guide for
the national will and made Brazil appear, dertaking was not clear, since even the Bra- mentioned CIRM of collegiate construction. the future, but, given the current NMP, it
until the beginning of the 2020s, as one zilian Navy underwent changes in its gov- Faced with such bold goals and the plurality was only used as a starting point for a re-
of the 12 countries that had similar doc- ernmental structural positioning (leaving the of visions of sectors of the Executive Power, formulation for a new NMP.
uments. Today, this contingent is much ministerial level to that of Force Command). under the coordination of the Navy Com- As an empirical report of this process,
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more extensive due to several factors, Thus, the question really arises: who is mand, its work was only started in April still under construction, it is considered that
among them, the maturation time and responsible for this initiative? Two answers 2021, after the dispatch, by appointment, the experience of the present author – part
even adhesion to the UNCLOS and, mainly, are presented: it can be a legislative initia- by the Minister of Defense of its members. of the aforementioned IWG-NMP – serves
the growing attention and focus given to tive, since, as the National Congress is the As previously described, at the highest as a report of the paths and options taken.
the oceans, especially after the 2030 Agen- home of the plural expression of society, level in the national structure, a Public Pol- The first questions that were asked in
da, with specific goals referring to the sea it could lead to a manifested state will in icy aimed at an environment (the sea, latu the IWG-NMP were:
and to the institution of the UN Ocean Dec- a new Public Policy aimed at the sea. Al- sensu) that, in turn, brings together sever-
ade (2021-2030). Effectively, the sea en- ternatively, the reorganization of nation- al interconnected sectors (environmental, . what is the international context that
tered the international agenda. al efforts, more executive, is an initiative, work, exploratory, research, transport and this national initiative is part of? The an-
The current NMP is quite limited in thus the formulation of public policy could national and international integration, and swer to this question presupposed an
its content; it has an introduction that come from the national Executive Power. a source of economic and social support international comparative study.

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