Free course trains agents against illegal supplies

CropLife Brasil (CLB) and the University of São Paulo (USP) have opened registrations for the third edition of the Training Program to Combat Illicit Trade in Agricultural Inputs. The course, which is free and offered in the distance learning format, will run from March 10 to May 23 and aims to qualify security and inspection agents to work in combating the illegal trade in pesticides and other agricultural products. Registrations are open on the website of the USP School of Multidimensional Security (Esem) until March 10.

The target audience is public security agents (Civil Police, Military Police, Federal Highway Police, Federal Police, Technical-Scientific Police, Municipal Guards), inspection agents of federal, state and municipal entities, public or private, agents of the judiciary and Public Ministries, federal and state, public servants and undergraduate and graduate students.

“The course addresses a central problem for the Brazilian economy: counterfeiting, smuggling and contraband of agricultural inputs, which directly affect our position in the global economy,” explains Leandro Piquet, academic coordinator at Esem/USP.

With support from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), the program has already trained more than 4 professionals in previous editions. The content covers investigation, seizure and safe handling techniques for these inputs, in addition to the impacts of the illegal market on the economy and the environment.