The federal deputy (União-SP) presented a PEC (proposed amendment to the Constitution) that authorizes Brazil to produce for deterrence purposes and that allows the country to use these nuclear devices if it is the target of .
Today, the Brazilian Constitution determines that all nuclear activity in the country will only be permitted for peaceful purposes and upon approval by the National Congress.
The Kataguiri PEC changes this section and removes the mention of peaceful purposes, maintaining the need for Congressional approval. Furthermore, it adds a provision to the Constitution that determines that nuclear weapons are developed only by , with authorization from the President of the Republic and with a solely dissuasive objective.
It also prohibits the use of bombs in war if there is no serious threat of conquest of national territory and a “founded threat of use of weapons of mass destruction” against Brazil. If this occurs, the text authorizes retaliation with nuclear weapons. The text also removes Brazil from .
In his justification, the parliamentarian states that the international scenario is being marked by “the resumption of the logic of nuclear powers as central instruments of deterrence and strategic balance.”
“In this context of instability, it is observed that the great powers use the dominance of nuclear weapons not only as a national protection mechanism, but also as an instrument of political and economic negotiation on the global stage”, writes Kataguiri.
For him, Brazil’s lack of a deterrent instrument places the country in a vulnerable situation against potential external threats or international interference over its strategic resources.
“In a world where power is, to a large extent, determined by defense capacity and technological autonomy, remaining disarmed in the face of the global nuclear reality means remaining in a condition of strategic vulnerability”, he states.
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