Security at Parque da Cidade, in Belém (PA), where the COP30was reinforced this Friday (14), after the UN (United Nations) to the federal government and the government of Pará citing failure of structures and demanding a plan to deal with the security of the conference.
The perimeter of the event began with increased policing and a new arrangement of blockades. Railings were placed on Avenida Duque de Caxias, at the intersection with Doutor Freitas, with the aim of making it difficult for larger groups of people to pass.
The access route to the hangar, from Avenida Brigadeiro Protásio, was changed with a new configuration of the railings, which were extended. In addition to the presence of Army soldiers, a vehicle from the Pará Military Police was ready.
Army soldiers were also on duty inside the gate in the space that gives access to the pavilion, unlike what happened in previous days, whether at COP30 or the Leaders Dome last week.
The presence of security guards from the private company hired to reinforce the event’s protection can also be noticed when controlling access to the event around 5am. They were joined by agents of the GSI (Institutional Security Office) of the Presidency of the Republic.
Letter sent by the executive secretary of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), Simon Stiellcites “failure of security authorities to position themselves at entry, exit points and vulnerable locations around the Blue Zone”.
The document also mentions “fragility of the physical security perimeter, including poor quality of doors and gates that could not be locked; and failure of the Host Country [Brasil] in providing the agreed number of security personnel to support the UNDSS security operation within the Blue Zone.”
With security already reinforced this Friday morning (14), a group of indigenous people protested peacefully outside the place where negotiations on climate change are taking place.
With banners that read “our forest is not for sale, we do not negotiate mother nature” and “Munduruku indigenous territory is sacred!; no more invasion and disrespect!”, the group intended to speak to the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Lula is in Brasília.
“We’ve been here for five days trying to get someone to listen to us. Negotiations take place behind closed doors, in air conditioning, and they never want to listen to us. Why do we have to accept our sacred sites being destroyed? We want demarcated lands, without oil that harms indigenous peoples,” said the indigenous leader Alessandra Munduruku.
As soon as the group arrived at the hangar gate, the new security scheme was put into action. Troops from the Brazilian Army, the National Public Security Force and the Federal Police were on standby within the perimeter. Outside, the PM’s Riot Police Battalion was called.
Inside the hangar, the pavilion where the countries’ stands are located was emptied. Civil firefighters evacuated the area with security guards and remained at the scene. The entire action lasted just over an hour. At 6:45 am access to the event was released.
