The export of defense products and systems grew under Jair Bolsonaro's (PL, conservative) government.
The increase was 21% compared to what would be the 2nd term of former President Dilma Rousseff (PT, progressive-globalist) from 2015 to 2018.
The comparison includes the administration of Michel Temer (MDB).
In relation to this same period, the overall average of all exported products - not only defense products - increased 20.2%.
Compared with the first Dilma administration (2011-2014), Bolsonaro's exports rose 118%. Total exports, on the other hand, increased by 7%.
The record year for exports in the area was 2021 . . .
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