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priority to maritime surveillance and the sic dual nature, SISGAAz is closely linked to fense area, due to the intense effort in of the economic aspect of the Amazônia
presence of the Brazilian State in the oce- interests related to the Blue Economy, hav- innovative activities, the effect of pub- Azul (Blue Amazon) to national develop-
anic-political space, which also involves ing been conceived as a monitoring and lic spending would be especially high. ment, where through the MSP we know
maritime traffic beyond the “maritime control system related to the international Thus, policies aimed at the acquisition the importance of marine data for shipping
borders”, promoting the safety of naviga- concept of maritime safety and for the pro- of weapons systems whose technolog- companies, such as bathymetry , geology ,
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tion on maritime communication lines, the tection of the Brazilian coast and its entire ical complexity is very high and require ocean currents and wind regimes , among
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safeguarding of human life at sea and the area of jurisdiction and responsibility. significant R&D efforts, can generate others. Thus, we can correlate the value of
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preservation of the environment, establish- SISGAAz increases the MSA of the Bra- high and temporarily sustainable rev- the sea, from the Amazônia Azul (Blue Ama-
ing measures to maintain or achieve the zilian State, as well as improves its capacity enue increases. It goes without saying zon) to Brazil, with its involvement and direct
objectives of the State (BARBOSA JÚNIOR, to inspect and defend these spaces (AN- that these increases generate jobs and economic influence with the oil and gas,
2012). It is understood that, in addition to DRADE, ROCHA, & FRANCO, 2019). Fo- added value]. (JIMÉNEZ & FONFRÍA, ports and maritime transport, shipbuilding,
the Brazilian Jurisdictional Waters (BJW), cused on dual pillars, the process of devel- 2017, p. 101). mining, nautical tourism and biotechnolo-
the access roads to the South Atlantic, as opment and implementation of SISGAAz gy sectors, among others, forming a final
well as the Brazil-Africa maritime border, will favor national companies that will be Unlike sectoral approaches that can demand of the maritime sector in 2015 of
are areas of fundamental strategic impor- able to participate alone or in consortium lead to inefficient use of resources and R$1.31 trillion, which constitutes 22.19%
tance for international maritime traffic with foreign companies, favoring the trans- missed opportunities through disjointed of the Brazilian GDP and 19.41% of the
(MARTINS, 2010), since this region pres- fer of technology (BISPO, 2015), where the decisions, ecosystem-based management, final demand of the country (CARVALHO,
ents itself as a space of important interests public sector will play an important role in where the economy and ecosystems 2018, p. 99).
and political-strategic, economic, scientific the development of research and technolo- thrive, must use tools such as MSP as part In this scenario, the Defense sector pres-
and environmental aspects of high interna- gy for almost the entire industry (RUTTAN, of the transition to a blue economy (World ents itself as an integrator of others in the
tional relevance (ISSMAEL JUNIOR, 2016). 2006), if investments in research, techno- Bank and United Nations Department of implementation of the MSP, with full capac-
Thus, it is necessary to develop and es- logical innovation and productive devel- Economic and Social Affairs, 2017). For ity to contribute to the reduction of existing
tablish relevant tools in the maritime sector, opment are adequately increased (SALA, illustration purposes, the OECD (2016) maritime conflicts, generating direct and
such as Maritime Situational Awareness 2018, p. 4). And then: points out that, in Europe, the MSP is seen indirect jobs, boosting the GDP, as well as
(MSA ), identifying in advance existing as a means of supporting the Blue Econo- guaranteeing legal security to the State and
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threats, as far out as possible, interacting en el caso concreto de las firmas que my, providing an opportunity to create an to the investors (national and international)
in a single and complex operational frame- producen bienes para el ámbito de la ideal investment climate for the maritime insofar as it allows cost reductions with the
work capable of integrating intelligence, defensa, debido a su intenso esfuerzo sectors, as well as providing operators availability of said marine data.
surveillance, observation, and navigation en actividades innovadoras, el efecto with more security about possible oppor- In addition, we can still cite the follow-
(CHAVES JUNIOR, 2013). del gasto público sería especialmente tunities for economic development. ing contributions from the MSP (Pinarbaşi,
In order to meet such requirements, the elevado. Así, las políticas orientadas a la Maritime projects are projects of highly Galparsoro, Alloncle, Quemmerais & Bor-
Brazilian Navy implemented in 2009 the adquisición de sistemas de armas cuya added value in their conception, general- ja, 2020):
strategic program of Amazônia Azul (Blue complejidad tecnológica es muy eleva- ly broad in scope and involving significant . Monitor the rise of the Renewable En-
Amazon) Management System (SISGAAz), da y requieren de importantes esfuer- material, human and financial resources, ergy sector through adapted planning and
justified by its constitutional mission to zos en I+D, puede generar incrementos with skilled labor, high costs, long execution support the industry’s R&D to implement
defend the BJW, with the fundamental de renta elevados y sostenibles tempo- times, in addition to involving a robust sea- these technologies in activities related to
objective of expanding the monitoring of ralmente. Huelga decir que estos incre- land binomial, due to the need to support renewable energies.
Amazônia Azul (Blue Amazon), as well as mentos son generadores de empleo y maintenance infrastructure for work at sea, .
the regions under its SAR responsibility 12 valor añadido. [In the specific case of generating numerous direct and indirect Ensuring the competitiveness and
(ISSMAEL JUNIOR, 2016). Due to its intrin- companies producing goods for the de- jobs. At this point, we find the contribution complementarity of ports, improving their

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