Brazil must evolve in the debate on defending the country as a society. The assessment was made by General Tomás Ribeiro Paiva, Commander of the Brazilian Army, during the WW Talkspromoted by CNN Brazil this Tuesday (16), at Galapagos Capital.
Paiva said he defended the optimization of the Brazilian military defense structure, with a debate on the subject with a genuinely concerned society, and recalled the work of civilian doctoral students who are specializing in military careers.
“Our Ministry of Defense, he is young, he is 26 years old, so he is evolving, but he is evolving in a positive way”, said the commander.
In relation to areas that could be improved, Paiva cites the importance of designing a .
“We can evolve in the defense debate with society, effectively concerned with civilians who know the topic. We have the Meira Mattos Institute, at the Command and General Staff School, postgraduate, master’s and doctorate courses. There are civilian doctorate students, from different careers, who are specializing in military sciences”, he assesses.
Defending the importance of knowledge and discussion of Brazil’s defense, Paiva states that “it is essential so that we can further improve and rationalize our planning, as well as” in the sector.
About the event
The topic was discussed during WW Talks, a CNN Brasil event that also featured the participation of General Tomás Ribeiro Paiva, current commander of the Brazilian Army, to discuss the challenges of National Defense and Brazilian sovereignty.
With the theme “Is Brazil able to defend itself?”, the meeting addressed issues such as the situation of the Defense Industrial Base, the protection of land borders, monitoring of the Blue Amazon and financing alternatives for the .
WW Talks
WW Talks is a series of monthly episodes promoted by CNN Brasil in partnership with Galapagos Capital and Eurasia Group.
The program aims to deepen the reading of movements that shape Brazil and the world, bringing different perspectives on the factors that have guided political and economic decisions by different national and global agents.
In the second episode, in May, William Waack, Thais Herédia, Caio Junqueira and Silvio Cascione, director of Eurasia Group in Brazil, discussed Brazil’s place in the new geopolitics of commodities (watch).
