VICE-MINISTER OF JUSTICE OPEN TO COOPERATION ON IPR PIRACY,

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SUBJECT: VICE-MINISTER OF JUSTICE OPEN TO COOPERATION ON IPR PIRACY,
PANAM GAME PREPARATIONS, AND COMMUNITY WORK

REFS: (1) 2005 RIO DE JANEIRO 1143, (2) 2005 BRASILIA 03242


1. (SBU) Summary. On March 17, FCS Senior Commercial Officer (SCO)
and Commercial Attache met with National Secretary of Public Safety
Luiz Fernando Correa to discuss pending bilateral trade issues. In
this friendly hour-long meeting Correa proved open to cooperation
with the USG on: a) combating pirate goods, b) security and
logistical preparations for the upcoming 2007 Pan American Games (in
contrast to earlier, less-productive sessions on this issue we have
had with Correa's subordinates),and c) social outreach to Rio de
Janeiro's favelas. In the coming weeks, Post will follow-up with
Correa to find ways to move the ball forward on these and other
topics. End Summary.

Anti-Piracy Campaign
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2. (SBU) As the Ministry of Justice's National Secretary of Public
Safety, Correa has been a key player over the past year in the GOB's
efforts to crackdown on pirated and contraband goods. He has
chaired the GOB's national anti-piracy commission (CNCP) and has
been supportive of USG efforts (led by USDOJ and financed by INL
monies) to lend expertise on customs enforcement, piracy, and
cybercrime to Brazilian law enforcement authorities. During the
March 17 meeting, Correa noted that his Ministry is seeking to reach
the distributors and retailers of pirated goods in the favelas so as
to encourage these firms to market lower cost items to replace the
illegal products they now peddle. Correa expressed interest in
speaking with U.S. companies that are currently the target of
pirates to explore ways to reduce the ultimate cost of their
products to consumers. The market for lower-cost goods, he
declared, would be enormous.

Pan Am Games
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3. (U - Business Sensitive) Turning to the issue of the upcoming
2007 Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Correa stated that he had
recently received correspondence sent by SCO advising the Ministry
that 15 U.S. companies were interested in offering their
products/services to the GOB. SCO explained that these companies
were worried that the Brazilian government's late start in preparing
for the Games would mean that security and logistics would suffer.
Correa acknowledged that the GOB decision to make the Ministry the
lead on this issue had indeed been tardy, adding that he had
received budget monies only a few days ago (limited at that) to
organize auctions for the different components of the project. He
divided the upcoming auctions into four areas:

-- Aviation: In the next few days, the Ministry hopes to open
bidding for one large troop transport helicopter, six medium size
helicopters (for multi-mission purposes),eight small (Robinson
type) two-seat helicopters for surveillance, and eight to twelve
less expensive Brazilian-made aircraft. Correa noted that the
Ministry has been in contact with Bell Helicopters and hoped to meet
with Bell's president during his upcoming visit to Brazil.

-- Telecommunications: Correa envisioned that the second bid
announced would be for thousands of digital radios for the country's
security forces. Unlike the earlier Federal Police procurement,
which the Ministry purchased directly from a French consortium in
the absence of any open competition, he made clear that the GOB
wanted this procurement to be fully transparent.

-- Surveillance Cameras: Correa stated that the GOB will be looking
to purchase 200-400 additional surveillance cameras, which would
include software and control systems to monitor roads, parks,
athletic facilities, and tourist areas. Ideally, the GOB would like
to continue purchasing the same camera equipment that Rio has
already invested in. (Note: We know that Rio recently purchased
surveillance camera systems from a U.S. company, but an Israeli
company has also supplied similar equipment in the past.)

-- Command and control equipment: Finally, Correa mentioned that
the GOB was interested in procuring products/services for command

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and incident control. They would need to contract with an
integrator, which would design and procure a command and control
system so as to create a cohesive command center that would
integrate the various police and security units operating involved
in the Games.


4. (SBU) Correa explained that, for the GOB, the Pan Am Games
provide a huge opportunity to procure equipment that could help in
improving the overall security situation in Rio de Janeiro. After
the Games were over, the government contemplated that the equipment
would either be left in place or diverted to other cities that
needed security upgrades. In particular, he mentioned that some of
the helicopters and aircraft would be distributed to other
cities/regions after the Games.

Charitable Projects
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5. (U) Finally, Correa stated that the GOB hoped to use the Games
as a way to promote social outreach efforts focused on the youth
living in Rio's favelas. He envisions social programs that would
encourage youth to become involved with the Games in a positive way,
by volunteering to act as tour guides, or even assisting local
police with security and neighborhood watch programs. In
particular, he thought that it might be possible to pair foreign
embassies/consulates whose athletes have been invited to participate
in the games, with specific favelas in Rio. The embassy/consulate
would sponsor charitable projects and youth programs for the favela
and, in turn, residents of that community would root for the
sponsoring country's athletes in competitions where there was no
Brazilian participant.

Next Steps
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6. (U) Correa had a number of ideas, some of them more easy to
implement than others. He volunteered to come to the Embassy at
some point in the near future to provide a full briefing on the
range of social programs being contemplated, anticipated training
needs for the police, and all of the security planning and training
being done by the GOB in anticipation of the Games. In addition to
the U.S. Embassy, he plans to provide a similar briefings to other
Embassies located in Brasilia that have shown interest in the Games,
both in athletic participation as well as commercial competition for
security procurements.


7. (U) Post will seek funding (likely through TDA'S Orientation
Visit program) to bring Correa to the United States. He indicated a
desire to speak with U.S. companies that provide technologies of
interest to Brazil's Federal Police, whether or not connected with
the Pan Am Games procurements. Correa also stated an interest in
meeting with U.S. officials and industry associations concerned
about piracy to discuss his ideas on a private sector approach to
combat the proliferation of counterfeit goods, particularly in Rio.
Mission believes that such a trip would be in the best interest of
the United States, as U.S. industry will be facing steep
international competition for the Games security procurements. The
GOB has already made similar visits to other countries.

Linehan