Brazil's Security Strategy and Defense Doctrine

Abstract

In September 2007, Brazil's President Lula mandated the establishment of a national defense strategy. In December 2008, the Minister of Defense, Nelson Jobim, sent that strategy to the President. In 2010, President Lula signed executive orders to implement the new strategy (the Projecto Nacional). In that context, The Center for Latin American Issues (CLAI) and the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) conducted a colloquium entitled "Brazil's Security Strategy and Defense Doctrine," on October 20, 2010, in Washington, DC. The Brazilian Minister of Defense (MOD), the Hon. Nelson Jobim, provided a broad and expansive look at Brazilian security strategy and defense doctrine based on historical precedents, and on the related Armed Forces restructuring plan implemented in 2010 under his tenure. The following is a synopsis of the important points touched upon during the MOD's 80-minute presentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA539131

Entities

People

  • Andrew Fishman
  • Max Manwaring

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Border Security
  • Doctrine
  • Energy Production
  • Geography
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Hispanics
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Natural Gas
  • Research Facilities
  • Security
  • Technology Transfer
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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