A estratégia nacional de defesa e suas implicações para o o poder naval brasileiro: Uma análise crítica

Abstract

National Defense Strategy , dated 18 December 2008, was the result of a wide-ranging debate between representatives of the Ministry of Defense (MD) and notable personalities of Brazilian society, being an opportunity for the ret rofitting and modernization of the armed forces (A.F.). The absence of a methodology in its design phase caused significant omissions, being the most significant uncertainties regarding threats and defence objectives, which led the A.F. to present their needs without prioritizin g and with cost too high. In the case of Brazilian Navy, the National Defense Strategy propo ses the hierarchy of basic tasks of naval power, identifying the denial to the use of the sea as the predominant force in strategic planning. A recent document, the National Defense S trategy still arouses many questions, especially about the enforceability of the actions proposed, given how little interest in the subject defence awakens in Brazilian society, espec ially in the political class, mechanisms for allocation of resources. This is the main concern o f this work, once the current stage of naval power points to an increasing loss of ability to fu lfill its mission, despite the actions that has been conducted, even without the implementation of PAEMB. Finally, far from submitting a pessimistic view of the future, the work concluded on the necessity of Brazilian Navy persevere in actions required to be in future a for ce able to deserve the confidence of a Brazilian citizen in defence of their interests at sea.