Defense & Security | The Brazilian Report

Tracking the hard-power questions — military modernization, public security and the criminal networks testing the state.

Defense & Security

Oct 2, 2026

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6 min read

🧲 Mine games

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.

The Brazilian Report

Defense & Security

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

🧊 Ice-cold diplomacy

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.

The Brazilian Report

Defense & Security

Sep 18, 2026

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6 min read

🧾 Flat smuggle rate

Smuggled goods now cross into Brazil at the same logistics cost. A single number is doing the work that seizure statistics cannot.

Carlos Eduardo da Silva

Defense & Security

Sep 11, 2026

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5 min read

🌊 Seeing further into the Atlantic

Brazil wants to monitor 5.7 million square kilometers of ocean. MANTA is a first, modest step.

Clara Brum

Defense & Security

Sep 4, 2026

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4 min read

🇹🇷 Talking to Turkey

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

The Brazilian Report

Defense & Security

Aug 27, 2026

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5 min read

🚀 From meat to missiles

The Batista brothers are acquiring Avibrás, maker of the Astros rocket system, as Lula promises to spend more on defense.

The Brazilian Report

Defense & Security

Aug 21, 2026

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6 min read

💻 War in code

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.

The Brazilian Report

Defense & Security