Dilma Taps Amorim as New Defense Minister
Brazil’s new Defense Minister Celso Amorim took over the military command after President Dilma Rousseff had asked him to replace...
August 9, 2011Topic
Nelson Jobim
Brazil Invests in Navy
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Possessing one of the fastest growing defense markets in...
February 15, 2011
Brazil Against Sanctions on Iran
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil has made it clear in the Nuclear Security Summit that...
April 27, 2010
Brazil and U.S. Sign Defense Pact
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Last Monday, April 12th, Brazil and the U.S. signed...
April 20, 2010
The Truth Commission
By Pedro Widmar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The Lula Administration’s PNDH-3 (Programa Nacional de Direitos Humanos) – a...
January 19, 2010
Military Games Up Rio’s Olympic Bid
By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor [caption id="attachment_11589" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Official presentation of the 2011 World Military Games, photo by Carlos...
September 29, 2009
Brazil’s Military on Spending Spree
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_8756" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Skorpene-class nuclear submarine, photo by Pline."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO - The...
August 18, 2009