UNASUL: análise e perspectivas para a política de defesa brasileira

Abstract

Since the mid - twentieth century, South America looks for bilateral or multinational mechanisms to overcome political, economic and social barriers in order to promote their integration. The practical results of these initiatives have historically been limited by obs tacles of a physical, ideological and institutional. The Union of South American Nations (USAN) was created at the initiative of Brazil in order to achieve greater independence, cooperation and regional stability. The South American Defense Council (SDC) a ims to be an advisory body for coordination and cooperation on defense issues, providing better reliability and integration among South American countries and also favors the collective capacity of deterrence against possible extra - regional threats. The Br azilian government through its National Defense Policy (NDP) has established objectives to be achieved, and mentions that regional integration not only contributes to the defense of Brazil, as encouraging military cooperation and the integration of the def ense industrial base at regional level which in turn removes the possibility of conflicts within the region and together the countries move towards the construction of the South American unity. The purpose of this study is to analyze the possibilities and challenges to be overcome in the context of South America, in military camps and science - technology, once designed and contoured may influence the Brazilian defense policy, and contribute to regional integration of countries South Americans, diverging from the possibility of disputes in our region. To do this, pick up will identify which are the reflections of USAN, with emphasis on military and scientific and technological fields in the Brazilian defense policy, which contribute to security and national de fense, cooperation between South American countries and strengthening integration regional. The purpose of the study will be achieved through search and research of primary sources, literature, interpretation of collected data and comparative and qualitati ve analysis. Finally, completion of the work highlighting the influences of USAN in the Brazilian defense policy, with emphasis on the military and scientific and technological fields.