INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND THE BRAZILIAN DEFENSE AGREEMENTS (2008-2014) IMPACTS: PROSUB, MTF-UNIFIL AND GRIPEN E/F

Brazilian defense cooperation agreements substantially increased between 2008 and 2014. Here, we highlight the Submarine Program (PROSUB), one of the Strategic Programs of the Brazilian Navy signed with France in 2008; the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which Brazil commanded in 2011 as the first UN Maritime Task Force (MTF); and the purchase of Gripen E/F jets with Sweden in 2014 as the largest deal in the history of the Saab company. Beyond the temporal proximity, the common characteristic of these agreements is the fact they were majorly signed with non-traditional Brazilian defense partners. However, the prominent multidimensional aspect among these projects is the role of interagency cooperation not only in their planning and development, but also in their impacts and potentialities.