International Cooperation in LatAm

Document fraud is one of the tools used by international terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and other forms of transnational crime. This is the reason why there must be cooperation between migratory authorities, international public policies organizations and frontiers’ agencies that leads to the exchange of information on migratory flows and trends in travel documents, to avoid the circulation of false or forged documents.

The EUROFRONT Program

Between 9-13 May in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, a tri-national meeting was held within the framework of the EUROFRONT Programme on training and technical assistance on ‘Detection of false documents and irregular immigration in the Tri-border area’.

EUROFRONT Programme

The programme is funded by the European Union. It is based on the European model of Integrated Border Management and includes seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Perú, through four borders: Tri-border area (Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay), Rumichaca Border (Colombia-Ecuador), Aguas Blancas (Argentina-Bolivia) and Desaguadero (Bolivia-Perú).