Brazil's Military Preparations

To protect the UN summit in June in Brazil, local authorities have allocated seven thousand. police officers and eight thousand. troops. The risk of attacks, and cyber attacks, however, specified as a minimum .


Group snipers Brazilian Army, presenting the journalists in the run-up to last year visit of Barack Obama. The protection of the U.S. president - especially during his short visit to the shantytown - commitments not only to special forces, but also in the mechanized units of armored transporters.

Between 13 and 22 June in Rio de Janeiro delegations of 120 countries will come, and the vast majority of which have already confirmed their arrival. Along with teams handling, protection and journalists will come to town about 50 thousand. people. Their safety is guarded 15 thousand. policemen and soldiers.


Delegations were classified according to their potential threat. For the highest risk group included 21 of them, and the average - 40

Operations center was located in the buildings of the Western Military District (Comando Militar do Leste). It was equipped with the necessary communications systems, also has access to 500 cameras that monitor key areas of the city. On its site will work in both the United Nations representatives and the Brazilian armed forces, all the emergency services and police. The readiness to act - as a form odwodu - machines remain army helicopter brigade and some special forces.

For the direct protection of places of business in 1200 will correspond to the soldiers fourth motorized brigade and 586 federal police officers. Will also be guarded accommodation and travel routes visitors. Because of the possible attacks, the security will be strengthened as ports, airports, transport hubs and key industrial installations. A special unit will protect the data transmission system from hackers.


Despite taking these steps, a representative of the Brazilian authorities have identified as a minimal risk of terrorist attacks.