Tag: army

Brazilian Army Signs US$ 3.5 Billion Deal to Build Over 2,000 War Tanks in Brazil

Brazil's Army and Fiat Iveco signed an agreement for the manufacturing of 2.044 armored ...

Brazil’s Lula Postpones to 2010 Decision on US, French or Swedish Fighter Jets

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Monday that his government should decide ...

Brazil Earmarks Half a Billion Dollars to Defend the Amazon

According to reports by Brazilian daily O Estado de S. Paulo, Brazil plans to ...

Death of 3 Youngsters Shows How Cozy Brazil’s Army Is with Drug Traffickers

There's something to be said about Rio de Janeiro. It is undoubtedly one of ...

After 54 Deaths Brazilian Army Goes to the Streets to Fight Dengue

The Armed Forces of Brazil have joined the fight against dengue fever in Rio ...

Brazil Gets Ready for War Rearranging and Funding Its Defense Network

The Brazilian government announced this week the creation of an ambitious defense structure, to ...

Brazilian Armed Forces Complain of Obsolete and Broken Equipment and Low Wages

Brazil's armed forces, the largest military in Latin America, are badly equipped, demoralized over ...

Brazil Boosts Military Spending by 50% But Tells Neighbors Not to Worry

The Brazilian government has announced plans to boost Brazil's military spending by more than ...

Cathedral of Brasília, in the Brazil's Capital

Government, Industry, Unions, Media, Church, They’re All Bankrupt in Brazil

You can’t deny it: in Brazil public authority is melting like ice cream under ...

Brazilian Army Caves in to Favela’s Drug Dealers

The Brazilian Army withdrew Monday, March 13, from several Rio de Janeiro favelas (shantytowns) ...