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Brazilian Navy assumes leadership of multinational task force against Pirates in the Red Sea. CTF, founded in 2009, has several countries such as USA, UK and more!
At the end of January, the Brazilian Navy took command of the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 – Combined Maritime Forces, in Portuguese, with the objective of coordinating multinational naval forces in combat operations piracy in one of the world's main shipping lanes, which includes the Gulf of Aden, the Somali Basin and the Arabian Sea.
The rotational command is in the hands of Brazil at a time of escalating tensions between Western countries and the Houthi militia in the Yemen. The mandate in command of the group against pirates in the Red Sea which includes Bahrain, Denmark, Brazil, Japan, Kuwait, Jordan, Pakistan, Philippines, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Turkey, UK and USA, can range from three to six months.
The person who will be heading the Brazilian Navy task force is the Brazilian rear admiral, Antonio Braz de Sousa, who stated that the focus will be on cases of pirates and attacks on merchant ships carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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Who will command the Brazilian Navy’s action?
According to the rear admiral, during the assumption of Command ceremony in Bahrain, by accepting the invitation to lead this force once again, the Brazilian Navy, the first South American country to play a prominent role in this multinational maritime coalition, reaffirms his dedication to the maritime community and particularly the Combined Maritime Forces.
They commitment aims to intensify global security and stability, contributing to collective well-being. Braz de Sousa, assumes command of CTF 151 after serving as chief of staff of the Squadron Chief Command. He has participated in several missions sailing in the South Atlantic Ocean, including rescuing survivors of the crash of Air France Flight 447 in 2009.
Brazil must maintain 24-hour surveillance against pirates in the Red Sea
This is the third time that Brazil will command CTF 151 to combat Red Sea pirates, but the first time that it will be supervising an area of approximately 3,2 million miles, approximately eight million square kilometers, from international waters at a time of escalating attacks. The multinational group is one of five operatives of the international task force Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), which also works to combat human trafficking and illegal fishing.
CTF 151 has been led by 16 countries and was developed in January 2009 in response to piracy attacks in Somalia, with a specific mandate based on piracy missions. Among the missions in command of the group, the Brazilian Navy must maintain proactive surveillance 24 hours a day and report suspicious activities to the authorities.
On ships operating at the site, forces usually remove access ladders, protect the lowest access points, use deck lighting, nets, barbed wire, electric fences, fire hoses and surveillance and pirate detection equipment in the area. Red Sea.
Learn more about the crisis in the Red Sea
From the first days of war between Israel and Hamas In Gaza, the Houthis, who control part of Yemen and are financially and militarily supported by Iran, have carried out attacks against commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea, one of the busiest maritime routes on the planet, through which 12% of global exports pass.
According to the group, the actions are a way of supporting the resistance in Gaza and target ships flagged or owned by Israeli companies, or that are destined for Israeli ports, even if it is a quick passage. In November, a cargo ship was captured by the militia in a cinematic action that included a helicopter.
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