Policy Brief: BRAZIL AND DEFENSE COOPERATION: A BRIEF ANALYSIS FOR A STRATEGIC POLICY

Political arrangements and established regimes depend on cooperation mechanisms to maintain stability in between countries. Thus, like other countries, Brazil maintained its foreign relations based on a cooperative perspective, collective gains, and peaceful and institutional value. However, since the current government, Brazil did not promote our cooperative and multilateral frameworks, especially in its relations with neighboring countries based on the South-South cooperation instrument. In this sense, it is urgent to think about new directions regarding cooperation relations with countries in the southern axis or the Global South. Therefore, as a priority, we will consider for this analysis the defense cooperation relations, the strategic frameworks for establishing trust, the exchanges based on technical cooperation, and bottom-up relations through institutions and agencies that continue to move this forward. This policy brief analyzes the defense cooperation policies in the Brazilian strategic environment, fostered by its technical cooperation within South America, Africa, and the Portuguese Language Community. This relationship of deepening defense technical cooperation had the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and other stakeholders involved in the expansion of the Brazilian defense sector, in the benefit of international reputation, and conditions that may reduce Brazil's vulnerabilities in the 21st Century.