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Bolivia-Brazil border cooperation and security

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Bolivia and Brazil have entered into new bilateral agreements to address infrastructure and security along their shared border. Initially, the two nations signed a cooperation agreement to conduct technical studies for a 129-kilometre road corridor connecting San Ignacio de Velasco in Bolivia to Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade in Mato Grosso, Brazil. This project is intended to improve year-round transport, reduce logistics costs, and strengthen bio-ceanic trade routes for agricultural and cattle production. Following this, the governments launched ‘Fronteras Seguras’, a binational security plan designed to combat transnational organized crime through strengthened cooperation and information exchange. While the initiative aims to coordinate operations, Bolivian legislators have expressed mixed expectations regarding its effectiveness in curbing rising violence and drug trafficking. Border tensions have escalated following an incident in the Mato Grosso region where Brazilian police killed four Bolivian nationals during an exchange of gunfire as the group attempted to flee in a light aircraft. In August 2026, the ‘Frontera Segura’ plan was formalized in Guayaramerín, Beni. To combat the expansion of the Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), President Rodrigo Paz launched a strategy involving the permanent deployment of specialized police units and elite troops to critical areas such as Guayaramerín, Cobija, San Ignacio, and San Matías. The plan includes establishing two new super-specialized police units in Beni and Santa Cruz, with approximately 900 officers reinforcing municipalities bordering Peru. Additionally, authorities have increased tactical intelligence sharing with the Brazilian Federal Police. ~~In a recent operation in Puerto Quijarro, Bolivian migration officials expelled~~ Recent developments include the expulsion of two high-risk Brazilian ~~citizens,~~ citizens from Puerto Quijarro, including André Barbosa De Souza, identified as a member of the ~~PCC, following investigations into their links~~ PCC. Separately, Presidents Rodrigo Paz and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have advanced discussions regarding the road corridor to ~~criminal organizations.~~ facilitate the export of 50 million tons of Brazilian grain through the Chiquitania region.

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