Crime and Armed Groups in the International and Legal Amazon

Transnational illicit activities, in addition to the unbridled greed for mineral resources, strongly impact Amazonian territories extending from Orinoco Mining Arc Venezuela northern Brazil, aggravating problems of environmental impacts and border security, due groups armed forces that protect explorers. In Venezuela, megabandas joined political elite controls gold mining, as well members Colombian Armed Forces (FARC) military representing institutionalised violence, placing second place murder among South American countries 2020, with a rate 45.6 per 100,000 inhabitants. turn, Brazil reached ninth place, 19.3 Violent deaths North Northeast regions increased up great extent clashes between Red Command Northern Family factions against largest group, First Capital (PCC), which has more Venezuelan members, modifying criminal modus operandi on Brazil–Venezuela border. Therefore, Security Border Defence Plans are indispensable.