Public procurement of innovation for obtaining complex defense systems

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) model applied to obtain complex defense systems, the opportunities generated from this type of contracting, as well as the legal security in their employment. The research was developed through bibliographic and documentary review, in the light of the literature that addresses the process of obtaining defense products in Brazil, since PPI could benefit the national defense industrial base in the development of technological solutions capable of replacing options provided in the international market, which historically have been subject to restrictions and embargoes by countries that have control over sensitive technologies. The study demonstrated that despite the possibility provided by the legislation, few processes for defense systems acquisitions have been carried out through PPI, until now. The research allowed to conclude that due to the complexity of a process of complex defense systems acquisitions, the full use of PPI will only be possible through the elaboration of an internal regulation to the Ministry of Defense, approved by the Audit Institutions, with the details of the process to be followed when contracting a product through an PPI.