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

Defense & Security

🇹🇷 Talking to Turkey

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

🚀 From meat to missiles

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

💻 War in code

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

📈 The margin engine

Aug 14, 2026

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6 min read

📈 The margin engine

A record order book, a raised outlook, and a military cargo plane with more buyers than assembly capacity.

The Brazilian Report

Defense & Security

🔫 Bukele is not the benchmark

Aug 7, 2026

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6 min read

🔫 Bukele is not the benchmark

Rio proved that taking territory back from armed groups can work. Then it proved how fast the gains disappear, writes researcher Thiago Süssekind.

Thiago Süssekind

Defense & Security

📡 On the radar

Jul 31, 2026

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7 min read

📡 On the radar

Thales just made São Bernardo do Campo one of its global radar hubs, lifting output tenfold to 50 units a year

Thayz Guimarães

Defense & Security

💻 Indoor crime

Jul 24, 2026

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6 min read

💻 Indoor crime

Homicides hit a record low while online fraud surges past 2 million cases a year

The Brazilian Report

Defense & Security

🛰️ Border blind spots

Jul 17, 2026

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6 min read

🛰️ Border blind spots

Radars and sensors can register every crossing on Brazil's frontier. But can they touch the criminal order that decides which crossings happen?

Carlos Eduardo da Silva