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4. Brazil in the power and decision-making arrangement of the IMO Another issue that deserves mention con- zilian articulation and representativeness as
Council cerns the assumption of tasks not so evident they are tasks accumulated (safety and secu-
by the IMO. As mentioned, initially, the IMO rity) by the same authority - the Commander
The organizational structure of the security, such as piracy; and how to com- had its attribution, in relation to Maritime of the Navy (BEIRÃO, 2012, pp. 73-76).
IMO consists of an Assembly, a Council, a bat, together with FAO, illegal, unreported Safety, to deal only with the safety of naviga- Therefore, it can be said that the activ-
Maritime Safety Committee, a Marine En- and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). 6 tion.This dual role in the topic of Maritime Se- ism of the Brazilian representation has been
vironment Protection Committee, a Techni- Apparently, the IMO has not been suffer- curity, in the Brazilian case, as a result of the growing, together with the IMO, and in line
cal Cooperation Committee, a Facilitation ing from the evils described by HERZ (HERZ, aforementioned attribution given to the Mar- with the desires of a State with a proven
Committee and a Legal Committee, sup- 2015, p. 08) related to the lack of rational-le- itime Authority, ends up facilitating the Bra- intrinsic relationship with the sea.
ported by the Secretariat and by thematic gal legitimacy and the lack of control over
working subcommittees. Considering that technical and informative knowledge related 5. Another form of power at IMO: soft power through technology
it is not the intention to analyze the entire to the maritime sector, which asserts the con- In addition to the 175 IMO member In this conception, the search for high
structure, the relevance of the Council will tinuity of the credit granted, on a global level, states and the 3 associated membersthat and innovative standards invariably rests on
be emphasized, as the main arrangement to the Organization (ZAMPIERI, 2020, p.33). make up the IMO, the agency also includes the adoption of new technologies that will
of power and decision within the IMO. In the Brazilian context, the country has a systematic dialogue with another 66 in- facilitate and make processes more viable
The Council, in its original composition been a member of the IMO since 1963. In
in 1948, had 16 member states. However, 1967, it was elected to the Council, at the tergovernmental organizations and anoth- and fluid, which sometimes causes disrup-
er 85 non-governmental organizations. In
tion (BRASIL, 2017a, p. 1-1). In this sense,
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the second half of the 20th century saw time, in the category of States with special this environment, in which the continuous maritime technological powers such as
the emergence of new States, with many interest in transport and navigation and search for understandings and the adoption China, USA, Finland, Japan, and Norway,
of them having interests in maritime af- whose participation in the Council would of the best technical standards for the mar- among others, have long understood the
fairs, causing an increase in the number of ensure balanced geographic representation itime sector prevail, it is clear that member importance of innovating in shipping.
members of the Organization. This factor - known as category c. In 1975, Brazil was states seek to influence agendas. Such be- It must be recognized that the intrinsic
and the need to ensure the participation elected to the category of States with the havior is based on attraction and persua- power associated with technology and inno-
and representation of developing countries greatest interest in international maritime sion, characteristic of soft power. vation represents a lever that drives advances
supported the amendments that raised the trade, or category b, being re-elected unin- In the IMO, soft power through tech- in the maritime sector, such as the construc-
number of Council participants to 18, 24, terruptedly since then, which denotes rec- nology has been verified since its genesis, tion of more environmentally efficient and
32, 40 and in this decade, predictably, to ognition, but, on the other hand, instills a when the IMO Convention was adopted unmanned vessels. In this context, as signif-
52 members, which depended to ratifica- growing responsibility and need of greater on March 6, 1948, in Geneva. Pursuant to icant changes underway at the IMO, with a
tion of an 2021 Assembly Resolution by protagonism in the concert of IMO actors. Article 1(a) of its Convention, the Organi- strong appeal to soft power in the area of
member states. Membership in the IMO Council rep- zation must work as a facilitator in deal- technology, since 2015, the efforts made to
Regardless of the reform in the number resents power in defining the direction of
of members of the Council, integrating it shipping. Because the Assembly’s meetings ings between governments, to encourage combat climate change stand out; the call for
regulation of autonomous ships (MASS); and
and facilitate the adoption of the highest
represents an objective set by countries in only take place regularly every two years, technical standards (emphasis added) in the incorporation of new service providers fo-
the maritime sector, such as Brazil. the States belonging to the Council have a the maritime sector. cused on the safety of ships and their crew.
It is worth mentioning that more and clear destiny to act with their soft power in
more States are aware of the influence that the maritime sector, influencing its future. To
the Organization continues to have in the this end, other initiatives, such as financial
21st century, in an increasingly wide range support for the Organization’s projects and
of areas such as the fight against marine support provided in technical cooperation
plastic litter ; on issues that are mixed with programs, also compete.
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