Continuing with the strategic deployment of wheeled armored vehicles along the northern border with Venezuela and Guyana, the Brazilian Army has initiated the river transport phase for the units designated for Manaus.
The logistical convoy, comprising 50 personnel and 14 4×4 Guaicurus armored vehicles, boarded river vessels at the Fluvial Transportation Center of the Military Command of the Amazon (CECMA) in Porto Velho (Roraima) on the past Friday, the 19th of the current month, after covering a distance of 2,100 km from Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul).
The remaining vehicles, including 6×6 EE-09 Cascavel reconnaissance armored vehicles and 6×6 Iveco Guaraní personnel transport armored vehicles, traveling in two separate columns, are continuing their journey towards Porto Velho. There, they will also board the river vessels provided by CECMA.
The entire fleet of deployed vehicles will continue to Manaus (Amazonas) via river transport, navigating for approximately eight days under the responsibility of CECMA. Once disembarked, they will be transported by road to Boa Vista, covering a distance of over 780 kilometers.
This logistical effort aims to incorporate modern armored vehicles into the 18th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment, the newest unit of the Military Command of the Amazon. Specifically, this deployment is in response to the current geopolitical situation on the northern border, with Venezuela and Guyana as key players in the dispute over control of the Esequibo region.
*Image credits: Brazilian Army
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