Conflicts in South America: consequence for the brazilian army

Abstract

This  work  summarizes  the  content  of four lectures about prospects of conflicts in  South  America  and  its  consequences for  the  Brazilian  Army.  Thus  it  approa-ches  tensions  that  can  cause  further  em-ployment of the Brazilian Armed Forces. The ideas shown in the lectures were collected  during  a  symposium  carried  out by the Army Staff, in 25 and 26 of Sep-tember,  2006.  Speakers  from  different origins  were  in  the  event,  such  as  post-graduation  professors,  employees  of  the International Relations Ministry and two officers, on behalf of the Defense Minis-try,  in  addition  to  the  symposium  orga-nizer. The conclusion signals that the re-lationship  between  regional  forces  tends towards certain equilibrium and that the prospects  of  conflicts  in  South  America are not medium-term. In spite of that, the circumstances  require  Brazil  to  be  care-ful, in the sense of it preparing the Land Force  to  employ  the  offensive  strategy, what demands greater attention.