The @PLDC formed in 2047 to coordinate Gate defense across more than twenty nations in Latin America. It runs on rotating leadership and shared standards so each member can keep local control while meeting bloc goals. Central policy comes from a rotating Secretariat that shifts between member capitals. Regional Commands coordinate three main arms: Urban Guard Brigades for megacities, Jungle/Mountain Watch for rainforests and highlands, and a Cultural Vanguard that integrates community protocols and training.
Operations follow ISCSW—Isolate, Starve, Cull, Suture, Watch—with terrain-specific playbooks. Urban Guard Brigades specialize in dense blocks, rapid cordons, and modular @KHATIM arrays staged from stadiums and transport depots. Jungle/Mountain Watch uses light teams, river and ridge routes, and sling-load kits for array posts. @Seal Keys are prepared at regional suture yards using riftstone dust and monster ichor, then tuned on site through a @Seal Key Bath before activation.
The Cultural Vanguard partners with recognized community leaders and local councils. It formalizes muster points, household checklists, and calm-broadcast scripts in Spanish, Portuguese, and local languages. It tracks permissions for sacred areas and heritage sites and integrates those limits into brigade orders. The Vanguard also runs family notification lines and post-event forums so communities see how decisions were made.
The @PLDC funds mobile field labs and salvage co-ops. Adaptive teams turn monster chitin into plate composites and shields, and cut crystal capacitors for local power packs. Two clean deployments make a design standard. The bloc shares telemetry, URM rankings, and proven schematics with the @GGA, but holds drafts until tests finish to avoid field failures. Relics are logged by Gate ID and cycle; chain-of-custody and payout tables are published and paid in Platinum Credits or local equivalents.
Because resources are tight, the @PLDC uses triage. It protects population centers first, then water and clinics, then trade roads. It maintains cross-border cache corridors so neighboring states can surge spares and fuel within hours. This decentralized model can slow approvals, and the @GGA cannot steer it easily, but when regions align, the coalition moves fast and saves lives with small, disciplined teams that know the terrain.
Secretary-General Sofia Valdez (Age 58)
Current head of the rotating Secretariat. Sets bloc doctrine, signs cache-corridor compacts, and approves surge deployments across borders. Maintains @GGA liaison while protecting member autonomy.
Deputy Secretary for Operations Marcos Tavares (Age 52)
Runs daily tasking from the Secretariat. Manages readiness of Urban Guard Brigades and Jungle/Mountain Watch. Confirms @KHATIM stock levels and @Seal Key custody across regional depots.
Brigade Marshal Camila Ibarra (Age 47)
Commander of Urban Guard Brigades. Specializes in fast cordons, transit shutdown plans, and array placements in dense housing. Publishes after-action checklists used by city partners.
Watch Coordinator Diego Araripe (Age 49)
Leads Jungle/Mountain Watch. Trains light teams for ridge and river inserts, long hikes, and low-signature culls. Oversees sling-load resupply and medevac lanes in canopy and high-altitude zones.
Cultural Vanguard Director Ixchel Tun (Age 45)
Coordinates community protocols, sacred-site protections, and multilingual public guidance. Verifies consent frameworks with local authorities and integrates them into operational orders.
Chief of Adaptive Research Dr. Renata Quevedo (Age 46)
Runs mobile field labs and salvage co-ops. Standardizes chitin composites, crystal power packs, and riftglass readers. Releases designs after two clean field cycles; manages recalls if faults appear.
Logistics and Corridors Chief Álvaro Paredes (Age 55)
Maps cross-border caches, fuel ladders, and spare @KHATIM routes. Keeps convoy downtime low and tracks emergency handoffs between states during multi-Gate weeks.
Blue Shield Liaison Luciana Rojas (Age 50)
Handles @PLDC participation in @GGA missions. Negotiates data windows, secures airlift for array spares, and defends @PLDC command authority during coalition operations.