BORDER ISSUES
Brazil dusts off a 2009 defense pact with Guyana as the Essequibo ruling nears
Lula during a visit to Georgetown, Guyana's capital. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
Senate President Davi Alcolumbre on Nov. 10 promulgated Legislative Decree 446/2026, giving congressional approval to a defense cooperation agreement Brazil and Guyana signed in Sep. 2009. The decree appeared in the Federal Gazette the following day, after the Senate approved the text by a voice vote on Nov. 3. The agreement is not yet in force. It still needs ratification and a presidential decree to take effect.
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