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6. An encouragement to Brazil for a more expressive action within the Once the State policy for the maritime more efficient modes in the transport ma-
scope of the IMO as a contributor of ST&I in shipping sector has been updated, the subsequent trix, among others, the waterway (sea and
step is the formulation of strategies (BRA- river), as well as the incentive to pursue in-
Protagonism in the IMO should not be ing on navigation safety and security, safe- SIL, 2016 p. 110-288) and sectoral action termodality, along with intramodal and in-
restricted to States with a strong predomi- guarding human life in the waters, guidance plans arising, in their various aspects, by the termodal competition (IPEA, 2018), which
nance in the science, technology, and inno- and control on the Brazilian Merchant Navy, entities of the federal public administration meets the purpose of technologically de-
vation (ST&I) sector. States like Brazil, with a preparation and employment of the Naval operating in the maritime sphere. Regarding veloping the national maritime sector.
deep dependence on the sea for trade, need Power, and defense of national interests to- the field of strategy, it is worth mentioning Even not representing a specific sectoral
to be increasingly inserted in this context. gether with the IMO, considers the issue of that the Ministry of Economy published, in strategy for the maritime sector, it was no-
Brazil, due to the importance of mari- reviewing the National Maritime Policy to be a 2018, the National Strategy for Economic ticed the emphasis given to international
time transport for national development high priority and is focused on the coordina- and Social Development (Endes), effective competitiveness, for example, by the use
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and the technological capacity it has, is tion work, together with fourteen ministries for the period from 2020 to 2031. Endes, of waterway modals; for the protection
able to promote the strengthening and and the Attorney General’s Office, in order characterized by diversified themes aimed of maritime lines of communication, vital
adoption of initiatives for the themes un- to obtain, in the shortest time and with the at raising society’s income and quality of life for progress; and the need to adapt to the
derway at the IMO, which are already irre- highest quality and wealth details as possible, and reducing regional and social inequalities, best environmental practices, based on
versibly affecting shipping. a solution that brings together multisectoral points out some challenges that suggest a low carbon emissions.
There are measures that meet this pur- efforts through national maritime objectives stronger national maritime sector. This is the Endes also predicted, as a megatrend
pose, highlighting, in this context: an up- and respective guidelines for their attainment. case, among others, of the increase in the until 2030, that the pace of technological
date of state policies related to the mari- In spite of other aspects, it is noted that productivity of the national economy; the development will be increasingly acceler-
time sector; the promotion of the national technological development in the maritime consolidation of Brazil’s role internationally; ated, with integrated and interconnected
triple helix (academy, industry and govern- sector must represent one of the funda- and efforts for the country to become a resil- applications, a finding that confirms, once
ment); and the contribution of substantive mental pillars for an effective Maritime Pol- ient and low-carbon economy. The structur- again, the understanding that the influence

collaborations in the area of ST&I, provided icy to occur, since it leads to gains in pro- ing axis “infrastructure”, in turn, highlights, of technological soft power is an excellent
by Brazilian Scientific, Technological and In- ductivity, efficiency and, consequently, the in logistics, the need to expand the use of way forward.
novation Institutions. strengthening of national soft power.
Regarding the updating of national State Due to the fact that Brazil is a predomi- 7. Final considerations
policies related to the maritime sector, the nantly commodity exporting country, whose
need for a State policy to guide national ef- consumer markets are far away, technolo- The chapter presented as a central pro- Next, the expansion of the international
forts that contribute positively to the mari- gy represents a differential. Massive invest- posal reflection on Brazil in the power ar- legitimacy of the IMO and the growing
time sector is emphasized. The challenge of ments in the maritime sector must take ad- rangement of the International Maritime performance in non-originating themes
achieving a comprehensive and multi-sys- vantage, for example, of the optimization of Organization (IMO) and proposals to en- was analyzed. In this context, Brazil was
tem policy has been debated by the Govern- port terminals, with technological resources courage an increasingly expressive role of observed in the arrangement of power
ment, industry and society. This integration such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Ar- the country in the Organization. and decision of the IMO Council, in addi-
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and coordinated action of various policies tificial Intelligence and the development of After a brief contextualization of the tion to other forms of acting power, such
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is not a simple task, even more so when it the e-Navigation concept, aimed at improv- IMO and of Brazil’s performance in this as soft power through technology.
receives international conditions, such as ing navigation, from berth to berth, with re- entity was presented, the relevance was It was highlighted that Brazil needs
those of the IMO, which turn out to be an lated services aimed at protection and safety considered of the IMO’s normative activ- to reserve adequate attention and pro-
important variable to be considered. at sea and preservation of the marine en- ity and the Organization’s challenge to mote the strengthening and adoption of
In this regard, the Brazilian Navy, by virtue vironment, enabling navigation to become act proactively in the identification of initiatives for the themes under way at
of the activities provided for by law, focus- more reliable, more sustainable, and simpler. trends. the IMO. It is concluded that to achieve

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