Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

took place in Switzerland. Argentine Jewish community and other opinion leaders publicly
opposed the bilateral dialogue, especially in light of Argentina’s continuing judicial
investigation, and criticized the government for failing to share information about the talks.
On December 10, security forces arrested Peruvian national Rolando Echarri Pareja, a member
of the Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights, an organization with strong links to the
Shining Path, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization based in Peru. Echarri was reportedly
subject to an Interpol Red Notice for terrorism-related charges in Peru.
Countering Terrorist Finance: Argentina is a member of the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) and the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering in South America, a FATFstyle
regional body. A new law passed in 2011 broadened the definition of terrorism and
increased monetary fines and prison sentences for crimes linked to terrorist financing. It closed
several loopholes in previous legislation and empowered the Argentine Financial Intelligence
Unit to freeze assets, and criminalized the financing of terrorist organizations, individuals, and
acts. To date this law has been applied only to human rights cases dating back to Argentina’s
military dictatorship of thirty-plus years ago.
UNSCRs 1267 and 1373 have not been used to prosecute terrorist finance cases. For further
information on money laundering and financial crimes, we refer you to the 2013 International
Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume 2, Money Laundering and Financial
Crimes: http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm.
Regional and International Cooperation: Argentina participated in meetings of the OAS
Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism and the Southern Common Market Special Forum
on Terrorism. Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay coordinated law enforcement efforts in the Tri-
Border Area via their “Trilateral Tri-Border Area Command.”
BRAZIL
Overview: The Brazilian government continued to support counterterrorism-related activities,
including investigating potential terrorist financing and document forgery networks.
Operationally, security forces of the Brazilian government worked with U.S. law enforcement
and financial agencies regarding terrorist suspects. Brazil’s security services have sought to
address concerns that terrorists could exploit Brazilian territory to support and facilitate terrorist
attacks, whether domestically or abroad, focusing their efforts in the areas of Sao Paulo; the triborder
areas (TBAs) of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay; Brazil, Peru, and Colombia; and the
Colombian and Venezuelan borders. In preparation for hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016
Olympic Games, the Government of Brazil created the Special Secretariat for Security for Great
Events.
Legislation, Law Enforcement, and Border Security: In 2012, the Chamber of Deputies
considered two counterterrorism bills pending in committee; one would deny visas to persons
convicted or accused of a terrorist act in another country, and the other would provide the ability
to prevent, investigate, and prosecute terrorist organizations. Since 2009, Brazilian authorities
have worked with other concerned nations, particularly the United States, in combating
document fraud. Since 2009, multiple regional and international joint operations with U.S.
authorities successfully disrupted a number of document vendors and facilitators.
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