![Brazilian army Lt. Col. Rodrigo Boechat de Souza speaks with a Venezuelan man 24 April 2018 during Operation Acolhida in Boa Vista, state of Roraima, Brazil.](/Portals/7/military-review/img/MA-2019/Brazil-Temer-ceremony.jpg)
The Case of Brazil
By Augusto César Dall’Agnol
Boris Perius Zabolotsky
Fabiano Mielniczuk, PhD
The authors analyze the history of interactions between Brazil and Russia, painting a clear picture of the nature of their relationship. This article was previously published by Military Review as an online exclusive in July 2018.
Published in the March-April 2019 Edition of Military Review, pg. 128
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![Operation Acolhida: The Brazilian Armed Forces’ Efforts in Supporting Displaced Venezuelans](/Portals/7/Army-Press-Online-Journal/images/2019/Brazil-Army-Boa-Vista.jpg)
The Brazilian Armed Forces’ Efforts in Supporting Displaced Venezuelans
By Dr. Tássio Franchi
It is crucial to understand the dynamics of new migration flows, as well as to reflect upon the lessons learned from the actions taken by Brazil in response to the ongoing influx of immigrants from neighboring Venezuela, according to a professor from the Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College in Rio de Janeiro.
Published in the Military Review Online Excluisve edition, 16 January 2019.
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![Use of the Brazilian Military Component in the Face of Venezuela’s Migration Crisis](/Portals/7/Army-Press-Online-Journal/images/Alberto-img-1.jpg)
By Maj. George Alberto Garcia de Oliveira, Brazilian Army
The author provides a detailed overview of the actions taken by the Brazilian armed forces in response to directives of the Brazilian government to deal with the refugee crisis on Brazil's border with Venezuela resulting from the economic and political collapse of the Venezuelan state.
Published in the Military Review Online Excluisve edition, November 2018.
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![Demonstrators parade large inflatable dolls depicting Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in prison garb and then President Dilma Rousseff dressed as a thief with a presidential sash that reads “Impeachment” 13 March 2016 in São Paulo.](/Portals/7/military-review/img/JF-19/Corrupt-balloons.jpg)
By Edward A. Lynch, PhD
A political scientist traces the history of corruption in Latin America, describes some of its more notorious recent examples, and analyzes the poisonous and corrosive effects of corruption on freedom and democracy in the region that are fostering an unstable regional and hemispheric security environment.
Published in the January-February 2019 Edition of Military Review, pg. 115 .
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![Brazilian police of Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE, a special operations unit) conduct interagency training in the Rio de Janeiro](/portals/7/military-review/img/ENGLISHso2017/brasilia-metro-dog.jpg)
By Col. Alessandro Visacro, Brazilian Army
The chief of staff of the Brazilian Army Special Operations Command describes how Brazil’s joint armed forces successfully collaborated with civil agencies, intelligence organizations, and law enforcement to combat terrorism and ensure the safety of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Published in September-October 2017 Edition Military Review, p 94.
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![Brazilian police of Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE, a special operations unit) conduct interagency training in the Rio de Janeiro](/Portals/7/FB-Twit-imgs/Cristaldo-Facebook.jpg)
By Heloisa Cristaldo, Agência Brasil, Reporter
An official press report on comments by Gen. Eduardo Villas Bôas, commanding general of the Brazilian Army, rebuts claims that the Army is planning to assume control of the country during the current political crisis involving efforts to remove the Brazilian president through a constitutional impeachment process.
Published in July-August 2016 Edition Military Review, p 53.
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![United States and Brazilian Military Relations](/Portals/7/Hot-Spots/images/Brazil/US-Brazil-1953-cover.jpg)
By Major Colin K. Winkelman, US Army
Captain A. Brent Merrill, US Air Force
The United States and Brazil have maintained longstanding military relations. This article reviews historical developments in this area and compares them with conditions existing today. It also points out causes of change in the relationship and considers what the future may hold.
Published in June 1983 Edition Military Review, p 60.
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