Diálogo is a professional military magazine published quarterly by the Commander of the United States Southern Command as an international forum for military personnel in Latin America.

The Future of UPPs in Rio

The Future of UPPs in Rio

The Pacifying Police Units’ (UPP) goal is to establish community police inside the slums, as part of a project by the State Public Security Department in Rio de Janeiro, which aims to dismantle the gangs that control drug trafficking operations in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.

 

Athletes Use Military Facilities to Train for World Cup and Olympics

Athletes Use Military Facilities to Train for World Cup and Olympics

São João Fort, the location where the city of Rio de Janeiro was founded in 1565, was also the place where physical education took shape in the country. For example, Lieutenant Guilherme Paraense won the first Olympic medal for Brazil in the Antwerp games of 1920, after having trained at the Army...

 

Military Police Want to Leave Legacy to the People after Mega Events

Military Police Want to Leave Legacy to the People after Mega Events

Rio de Janeiro will host two of the largest sports events in the world within the next five years: the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics, in addition to the Confederations Cup, the World Youth Day, and the papal visit to Brazil, still to come in 2013. But what legacy will these events leave behind?...

 

Brazil Celebrates its First Female General Officer

Brazil Celebrates its First Female General Officer

Dalva Maria Carvalho Mendes is a widowed mother of two who always wanted to become a doctor, even against the wish of her mother, who wanted her daughter to become a teacher.

 

Partnerships Continue with New SOUTHCOM Commander

Partnerships Continue with New SOUTHCOM Commander

The afternoon General John F. Kelly took charge of SOUTHCOM, the red U.S. Marine Corps flag – his branch flag – flew over the Command headquarters, along with those of partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

 

Talking Drugs, Guns and Hope with the Director of CARICOM IMPACS

Talking Drugs, Guns and Hope with the Director of CARICOM IMPACS

Disturbing, concerning, and disappointing are some of the words Francis Forbes, Interim Director of the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), has picked in the past to describe a grim picture of a Caribbean besieged by gangs and traffickers of small weapons, ammunitions, ...

 

Dominican Republic Strengthens its Military to Confront Organized Crime

Dominican Republic Strengthens its Military to Confront Organized Crime

In terms of surface and population, the Dominican Republic is the second largest country in the Caribbean. Its strategic geographic location places the island in a privileged position, which is not only attractive to tourists and foreign investments, but also to organized crime. In an interview w...