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Tracking the hard-power questions — military modernization, public security and the criminal networks testing the state.
Oct 23, 2026
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4 min read
The Army called off the Oct. 27 signing without explanation, a day after Avibras’s role in the deal was reported. Its new owners, the Batista brothers, had taken control 12 days earlier.
Oct 16, 2026
5 min read
Embraer paid about BRL 27,000 for control of a Mahindra-created firm with no revenue. The real target is the Indian Air Force's medium transport aircraft tender.
Oct 9, 2026
The maiden flight of a Gripen E assembled in São Paulo state shows a 2014 bet on technology transfer starting to pay off.
Oct 2, 2026
6 min read
A takeover between two Australian miners needs the blessing of a Brazilian council that has yet to be assembled. How it rules will define what mineral sovereignty means in practice.
Sep 25, 2026
7 min read
Four decades after its first winter in Antarctica, Brazil has a voice on the continent's future, one station, no runway, and a research budget that swings wildly from year to year.
Sep 18, 2026
Smuggled goods now cross into Brazil at the same logistics cost. A single number is doing the work that seizure statistics cannot.
Sep 11, 2026
Brazil wants to monitor 5.7 million square kilometers of ocean. MANTA is a first, modest step.
Sep 4, 2026
Lula and Erdogan have agreed on a Strategic Council and a defense pact, but Brazil's tanks, drones, and technology transfers will be negotiated one contract at a time
Aug 27, 2026
The Batista brothers are acquiring Avibrás, maker of the Astros rocket system, as Lula promises to spend more on defense.
Aug 21, 2026
A regional cyber exercise in Brasília, a much larger one in September, and an unusually candid seminar at Army headquarters show how Brazil's generals now define the enemy.
Aug 14, 2026
A record order book, a raised outlook, and a military cargo plane with more buyers than assembly capacity.
Aug 7, 2026
Rio proved that taking territory back from armed groups can work. Then it proved how fast the gains disappear, writes researcher Thiago Süssekind.
Jul 31, 2026
Thales just made São Bernardo do Campo one of its global radar hubs, lifting output tenfold to 50 units a year
Jul 24, 2026
Homicides hit a record low while online fraud surges past 2 million cases a year
Jul 17, 2026
Radars and sensors can register every crossing on Brazil's frontier. But can they touch the criminal order that decides which crossings happen?