Federal Police raises security level in Port of Santos

The Federal Police raised the security level within the Port of Santos to two. The decision was published on Sunday (10/27) by Ordinance 11/2019 of the State Commission of Public Safety in Ports, Terminals, and Waterways in the State of São Paulo (Cesportos-SP).

According to the delegate Luciana Fuschini Nave, the initiative is due to the recent protests in terminals and boats by groups of dockers. In her decision, the coordinator of Cesportos-SP stated that she took into account “the record of incidents likely to compromise public security and port operation, due to recent invasions of port facilities of the Port of Santos”.

The change comes two days after the protest of the Santos Dockers Union (Sindiestiva) at the Ecoporto terminal. This Sunday (10/27), according to information from the Federal Police, the board of Sindiestiva climbed aboard, by sea, the Panamanian flag Prominent ACE, which is docked at the Vehicle Terminal (TEV) inside the public dock.

During the union action, the operation on the vessel was suspended. The union’s president, Rodnei Oliveira da Silva, and other directors were taken to the Federal Police station to give a statement. Operation on the ship was expected to resume at 1pm.

The president of Sindestiva claimed that Proporto, responsible for the operation in Prominent ACE, “is willing to work with illegal labor” and that the union went to the scene to monitor the situation.
He reported that Sindiestiva prevented the ship from operating because the company did not require labor from the union and “was going to start working with illegal workers who are not registered with Ogmo (Labor Management Agency).”

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