The Brazilian military: its role in counter-drug activities.
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Authors
Kitchener, Roy I.
Subjects
Advisors
Tollefson, Scott D.
Date of Issue
1992-06
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis examines the role of Brazil's military in
counter-drug operations. Drug trafficking in Brazil poses a
growing threat to the country's national security, but
Brazil's physical size and limited resources have hindered
the government's counter-drug efforts. The Brazilian
military has been reluctant to assume a more significant
role in counter-drug operations. The thesis argues that
external, internal, and institutional pressures are driving
the Brazilian military to expand its counter-drug role. The
thesis recommends that the Brazilian military expand its
current support role in counter-drug operations, but that it
avoid a direct role in law enforcement operations. The
United States should support this expanded role, but only to the extent that such a role does not threaten the further
consolidation of democracy in Brazil.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Funder
Format
107 p.;28 cm.
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.