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BRAZIL IN THE IMO POWER ARRANGEMENT

AND THE DRIVE FOR A MORE EXPRESSIVE
PERFORMANCE THROUGH SOFT POWER

USING TECHNOLOGY

Carlos Henrique de Lima Zampieri

Fabiana Abreu do Valle Ventura Piassi

1. Introduction

Among the various specialized agencies As for Brazil, the sea stands out in the
that are part of the United Nations system concert of other States as a key element
(UN), the International Maritime Organiza- for economic progress. In this context, a
tion (IMO) has significant worldwide rele- large number of initiatives are present-
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vance. An established and specially dedi- ed and defended within the IMO. These
cated authority, it acts through its member initiatives are often shrouded in a tech-
States, intergovernmental organizations nological cooperation cloak. While, on the
and non-governmental organizations to one hand, they boost the future of the in-
formulate regulations aimed at safety and ternational maritime sector, on the other
preservation of the environment in the con- hand, they contribute to polarizing discus-
text of international maritime transport. Al- sions and deliberations in favor of solutions
ways using the principle of cooperation, it that meet specific economic, technological,
acts through the prevention of marine and and political interests.
atmospheric pollution caused by ships. Such a position can be inferred as one
Since 1963, Brazil has been a member observes, for example, initiatives in the field
of the IMO. This fact asserts the significance of maritime safety, marked by the expedi-
that the country lends to this organization tious search for the regulation of the use of
and to the collegiate decisions arising from it, autonomous maritime surface ships (MASS
paramount for a global actor of outstanding - Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships) and
expression, which uses maritime transport for in the field environment, due to issues re-
the flow of its foreign trade, on the order of lated to the development of new fuels that
more than 95% (BRAZIL, 2017, p. 1.2). are less hazardous to the atmosphere,

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