Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza will be the next chief of the global police organization Interpol. Urquiza was elected secretary-general by a vote of Interpol’s general assembly on Tuesday at its meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. He will take up the post when the gathering ends on Thursday.
Valdecy Urquiza, Interpol’s vice president for the Americas and head of international cooperation at the Brazilian federal police, poses for a portrait at the Interpol General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Valdecy Urquiza, Interpol’s vice president for the Americas and head of international cooperation at the Brazilian federal police, poses for a portrait at the Interpol General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.
The Interpol secretary-general essentially runs the organization on a daily basis. Jürgen Stock of Germany, who has held the post since 2014, is not allowed under its rules to seek a third term. Urquiza pledged to promote diversity within the organization, saying ”a strong Interpol is one that includes everyone.”
“When we respect and elevate diverse perspectives, we get a clearer, more comprehensive approach to global security,” he said., works to help national police forces communicate with each other and track suspects and criminals in fields such as counterterrorism, financial crime, child pornography, cybercrime and organized crime.
Interpol had a total budget of about 176 million euros last year, compared to more than 200 million euros at the European Union’s police agency, Europol, and some $11 billion at the FBI in the United States.
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