São Paulo – Consolidating legal and security cooperation between Morocco and Brazil was discussed earlier this week by Brazilian Minister of Justice and Public Security André Mendonça and Moroccan ambassador to Brazil, Nabil Adghoghi. The diplomat was welcomed by the minister on Tuesday (1st) in Brasília (pictured above, with Adghoghi on right).
Morocco and Brazil signed in June 2019 a series of agreements focused on investment, defense and the avoidance of double taxation for maritime and air transport. The agreements were signed by Morocco’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourina, and Brazil’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Araújo.
Last March, the countries signed agreements on the transfer of detainees, cooperation in criminal matters, as well as the memorandum of understanding between the Moroccan Court of Cassation and the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil.
A new cooperation agreement between Brazil and Morocco is under preparation aimed at coordinating the efforts of the two countries in fight against organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and money laundering.
In this week’s meeting, ambassador Adghoghi and minister Mendonça said they were satisfied with the level of relations between the countries and expressed a desire to reinforce bilateral cooperation, particularly in legal and security fields.
Mendonça said Brazil is committed to consolidating this cooperation with Morocco. The minister added that that through its exchanges with its Arab, European and African region, Morocco has experienced a confluence of legal, justice and public safety elements that crystallized in the country.
According to Adghoghi, the meeting was an opportunity to express satisfaction with what has been accomplished in terms of strengthening the legal partnership framework, particularly the signing of March agreements. He stressed Morocco’s multilateral role in the field of terrorism, organized crime, and illegal immigration, and the agreement under preparation, which deals with transnational threats that require transnational, coordinated responses, he said.
Brazil and Morocco also share strategic interests in the Gulf of Guinea, a region that faces many vulnerabilities, according to Morocco’s embassy in Brazil.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
