Within the framework of the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended Project (GLACY+), Brazilian officials met today in a virtual meeting with the representatives of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism of the Romanian General Prosecutor’s Office and the Cybercrime Unit of the Romanian National Police, to discuss on “Establishment and internal coordination of the 24/7 point of contact under the Budapest Convention”.

The aim of the meeting was to give Brazilian officials insight on how the 24/7 point of contact was established in Romania, roles and responsibilities of the two coordinating entities that run it, the type of requests that it processes and the procedures that have been put in place to ensure smooth and expeditious operations.

Brazil has been invited to accede to the Budapest Convention in 2019 and the establishing of a functioning 24/7 point of contact is one of the requirements to be fulfilled when depositing the instruments of accession.

Furthermore, Brazil will be included this year in the list of GLACY+ priority countries and will receive full support from the project to strengthen capacities of criminal justice authorities in the fight against cybercrime.