To achieve strategic defense objectives, the Brazilian state set long term goals in the Brazil 2022 Plan9, produced by the Secretariat for Strategic Affairs: CHAPTER 1 — THE BRAZILIAN STATE AND NATIONAL DEFENSE Goal 1 — Enhance the Armed Forces’ capacity for command and joint action, by increasing military personnel in 20% and progressively setting a defense budget that will allow for well-equipped and maintained forces that are capable of fulfilling their constitutional role. Goal 2 — Oversee and protect the entire Brazilian airspace with aerospace resources that are compatible with National Defense needs. Goal 3 — Participate in peace operations and humanitarian actions which are of interest to the country, in compliance with United Nations Organization (UN) mandate and that are compatible with the geopolitical stature of the country. Goal 4 — Increase naval power to fully meet the tasks of controlling maritime areas, denying use of the sea and projecting power over land. Goal 5 — Oversee and protect the Brazilian territory, properly deploying the Land Force, with special emphasis on the country’s Amazon and Midwest regions. Goal 6 — Develop the National Defense System’s personnel and ensure their technological autonomy. ______________________________________________ 9 Brazil Plan 2022 is available in www.sae.gov.br. DEFENSE WHITE PAPER 29

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