Alumni

Rodrigo Duton

IntM Security Intelligence and Strategic Studies, 2024

Lt. Col. Rodrigo Duton's career with the Rio de Janeiro State Police (Gendarmerie type) began in 1998. Throughout his extensive career, he primarily served in special operations units. Initially, he was trained in handling specialised equipment within the PMERJ Air Support Unit. Subsequently, he became a police helicopter pilot.

In addition to these roles, Lt. Col. Duton also advised and provided training to various police units, including the Police Academy (CFAP), the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE), the Air Support Unit (GAM), the Riot Control Battalion (BPChoque), the Rio de Janeiro Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI ERJ), and the National Public Security Force (FNSP) in Brasilia, Federal District.

In 2008, Lt. Col. Duton completed the Advanced Management Course at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Roswell, USA. He continued to enhance his expertise in 2020 by participating in the Countering Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) Course at the GCMC. In 2023, he successfully completed two more prestigious programs at the GCMC: the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) and the Seminar on Irregular Warfare and Hybrid Threats (SIWHT).

Lt. Col. Duton holds the distinction of being the first Brazilian police officer to complete all four of these highly regarded courses. In 2024, he expanded his contributions by joining the GCMC as an adjunct faculty member, teaching in the CTOC, SIWHT, and PTSS programs.

In 2022, Lt. Col. Duton was awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus merit-based scholarship to pursue the 2-year International Master in Security, Intelligence, and Strategic Studies (IMSISS) program. This program took him to three renowned institutions: the University of Glasgow (UK), Dublin City University (Ireland), and Charles University in Prague (Czechia).

At present Lt.Col Duton is a research fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and a member of the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Network of Experts (GIN).