The activities will be held from Oct. 24 to Nov. 20 in Belém, Pará, as well as municipalities in Amapá state. Operation Core 23 comes as part of a defense cooperation agreement forged in 2015 between the governments of the two nations.
The region is one of the hardest hit by the effects of illegal mining, which has aggravated the indigenous people's illnesses and also increased violence.
The commanders of the Air Force, Army, and Navy also opposed “possible excesses committed” by protesters who do not accept the outcome of the presidential race.
This will be the second experiment held under Core (Combined Operations and Rotation Exercises)—an initiative signed in October 2020 at the 36th Bilateral Staff Conference Brazil–US, aimed at “increasing inter-operability between the two armies.”
The Brazilian army arrested ten people involved in the exploration of illegal mining sites in three areas in the Campos Amazônicos conservation unit, in southern Amazonas state. The crackdown was part of Operation Verde Brasil (“Brazil green”).