Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defence | Official website
On August 20, 2024, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Jana Nelson chaired the 7th U.S.-Brazil Strategic Defense Talks with Rear Admiral Fernando De Luca Marques de Oliveira, Chief of the International Affairs Section at the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. The meeting took place at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. delegation included representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff, U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, New York National Guard, U.S. Embassy Brasilia, and the Institute for Security Governance.
The dialogue focused on global and hemispheric security issues, the thematic agenda for the October 2024 Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, and bilateral cooperation in emerging defense areas including cyber, space, and special operations. The delegations also prioritized expanding synchronization of U.S. and Brazil defense industrial bases as well as concluding negotiations on the U.S.-Brazil Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement—a priority for both countries. They reaffirmed the importance of adhering to democratic values, rule of law, and human rights in all aspects of their bilateral defense relationship.
The U.S.-Brazilian Strategic Defense Talks provide a strategic framework to guide bilateral defense relationships and security cooperation. The forum serves as a mechanism to discuss strategic-level defense issues and guide future cooperation activities in defense and security.
