As Forças Armadas brasileiras no pós-guerra fria

Brazilian armed forces in the post-Cold War

Abstract

This article analyses the evolution of Brazilian military thinking over the past three decades. I examine the origins of strategic changes during the post-Cold War era, contrasting
the processes that have occurred in the Army and the Navy, in respect to: relations with the hegemonic power, Brazil’s insertion into the world, the Armed Forces mission. The paper emphasizes the fundamental role of technology in the Navy’s development, and the continuity of Cold War era doctrines in the Army. Nevertheless, both branches have undergone ignificant changes
in their strategic conceptions.