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Brazil has the largest defense budget in South America and is a key buyer of Israeli weapons and military technology. During the period 2010-2019, Brazil ranked 7th in terms of receipt of Israel weapons exports[1] , that included fighter jets, drones and missiles. Also military and security training was supplied to Brazil by Israel.
Brazil was one of the first countries to recognize the State of Israel, on 7 February 1949. During the military dictatorship, which stayed in place in Brazil from 1964 to 1985, the ties between the two countries stayed strong[2].
Israel is the only country outside of South America to have signed (in 2007) a Free Trade Agreement with the MERCOSUL bloc, which Brazil is part of[3].
Brazil’s current president, Bolsonaro, a sympathizer of the former dictatorship, is strongly connected to Netanyahu, and has been talking about moving the Brazilian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Netanyahu has visited Brazil for Bolsonaro’s election ceremony, in 2018, and Bolsonaro has visited Israel the year after.
In 2019, Brazil opened a trade office in Jerusalem.[4]
Israel and Brazil signed agreements in fields of energy, science, technology, innovation, civil aviation and trade promotion and investments.
Brazil has the largest defense budget in South America. While Brazil’s purchase of military equipment and services from Israel were limited during the 1980s and 1990s, these purchases have become a significant part of the trading relationship. During the period 2010-2019, Brazil ranked 7th in terms of receipt of Israel weapons exports[5]. Brazil is a key buyer of Israeli weapons and military technology. In addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts signed with Israeli manufacturer Elbit since 2000, the Brazilian Air Force signed a $90 million, five-year lease for 12 Kfir aircraft, and Rafael-manufactured Derby missiles were purchased in 2006. Israel Aerospace Industries signed a $350 million contract in November 2009 to supply drones to the Brazilian police – the largest such deal ever between Israel and Brazil.[6]
Moreover, the relationship now includes joint ventures for the manufacture of military equipment & systems, While some of these are used for military purposes, a substantial part is used for police and security operations, ostensibly for drug-interdiction, but also for example for the 2016 Olympics. The Israeli security company ISDS was supposed to take care of security during the Olympics, but the contract was cancelled after pressure from human rights groups.
Brazil regularly hosts the LAAD Defense and Security international fair, the biggest weapons fair in Latin America and an entry point for Israeli military industry to all Latin American countries.
After Bolsonaro’s election, new trade deals, including defense deals, between Israel and Brazil were discussed and signed, for example the sale of new drones, including drones with facial recognition tools[7].
Israeli drones are regularly used by Brazil to monitor its borders, especially the northern one with Venezuela, and the western one with Bolivia and Paraguay. AEL International Ltd., a Brazilian subsidiary of Israel Elbit, provides the electro-optical observation and surveillance systems for the SISFRON border security program[8].
After huge security investments in preparation for the 2014 Football World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Israeli drones were also used during those events to monitor crowds and guarantee security[9].
Brazil has developed “Caçador”, a home-produced UAV, based on the operational experience with IAI’s Heron 1, used in Brazil since 2010[10]. 15 IAI Heron drones are currently operated jointly by the Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian police.
Brazilian police and military have been trained in the Israeli self-defense and fighting system of Krav Maga.[11]
In 2020 the Israeli company Juganu installed upgraded lighting system on the Friendship Bridge that spans the border between the Brazilian city of Foz de Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este. The lighting system developed in partnership with Corsight, incorporates sensors and cameras that wirelessly and automatically feed facial recognition and license plate information based on autonomous AI to border officials.[14] [15]
The list of human rights problems in Brazil is long. Some police officers kill unlawfully, torture detainees, and mistreat children in conflict with the law. Many Brazilian prisons are severely overcrowded, and the lack of adequate state control leaves inmates vulnerable to violence, extortion, and recruitment by gangs. Other human rights problems include violence against women, killings of journalists and bloggers because of their work, and violence against rural activists and indigenous people involved in conflicts over land. Perpetrators of abuses during the military rule of 1964 to 1985 continue to be shielded from justice by an amnesty law passed by the military regime.
Since the election of President Bolsonaro in 2018 things have gotten worse when it comes to human rights: the president has openly shown racism, hate against women, gay and trans people, support for violence, disregard for Indigenous people’s rights… His openly anti-human rights rhetoric was put into practice through administrative and legislative measures by federal and state governments.
The year 2019 also saw an increase in the number of killings by police on active duty; severe environmental crises in the Amazon disproportionately affecting Indigenous peoples, Quilombolas and other local traditional communities; attempts to curtail the activities of civil society organizations; and threats against and killings of human rights defenders. The authorities failed to provide an adequate response to a whole range of human rights violations[12] [13].
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Product | Company | Year | Deal Size | Comments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
400 Phyton-3 SRAAMs
| 1996 (2001)
| Sipri
| |||
200 Phyton-4 BVRAAMs
| Rafael
| 2002 (2011)
| for F-5M Combat Aircraft
| Sipri
| |
9 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft Radars
| IAI
| 2005 (2011-2014)
| part of €320m
| for modernization of P-3AM Aircraft
| Sipri
|
200 Derby BVRAAMs
| Rafael
| 2006 (2011)
| for F-5E Combat Aircraft
| Sipri
| |
10 Litening III EO systems
| Rafael
| 2006 (2011-2013)
| for AMX and F-5M Combat Aircraft
| Sipri
| |
60 UT-25 and UT-30 IFV Turrets
| Elbit
| 2010 (2014-2019)
| $260m
| for VBTP-MR IFV, produced in Brazil
| Sipri
|
7 Reccelite Aircraft recce systems
| Rafael
| 2006 (2014-2019)
| part of $50m deal
| Sipri
| |
2 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft radar
| IAI
| 2007 (2019)
| for s C295 (SC-105A) transport/SAR aircraft
| Sipri
| |
8 EL/M-2032 Combat AC radar
| IAI
| 2009 (2015-2019)
| for modernization of 12 A-4KU (AF-1) Combat Aircraft
| Sipri | |
2 Hermes-450 UAVs
| Elbit
| 2010 (2011)
| Brazilian designation: RQ-450
| Sipri
| |
2 Hermes-450 UAVs
| Elbit
| 2012 (2013)
| $25m
| Brazilian designation: RQ-450, assembled in Brazil
| Sipri
|
150 Lizard-2 Guided Bombs
| Elbit
| 2013 (2014-2015)
| $2.1m
| Sipri
| |
Air Refuel Systems
| IAI
| 2014
| for modernization of 4 C-1 transport aircrafts to KC-2 tankers
| Sipri
| |
2 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft Radars
| IAI
| 2014 (2017)
| for 2 C295 transport/SAR aircrafts
| Sipri
| |
1 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft Radar
| IAI
| 2014 (2017)
| for 1 C295 transport/SAR aircraft
| Spiri | |
2 Hermes-900 UAVs
| Elbit
| 2014
| Link | ||
14 Heron UAVs
| IAI
| 2009 (2010)
| $350m
| Link | |
MVR MARS RS optical sights
| Ares (Elbit)
| 2014
| for IA2 IMBEL Rifles
| Link | |
Electro-Optic Systems
| Elbit
| 2013
| for border protection
| Link | |
215 Armament towers for armored vehicle
| Ares (Elbit)
| 2017 (2017-2021)
| $62.5m
| for Guarani armored vehicles
| Link |
cyber defense academy
| Elta (IAI)
| 2019
| Link |
1. ^ http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/html/export_values.php
2. ^ https://www.972mag.com/hope-regime-lasts-israels-cozy-ties-brazils-military-dictatorship/138707/
3. ^ Israel ampliará comercio con América Latina ante crisis de la UE; August 2013; https://www.elfinancierocr.com/economia-y-politica/israel-ampliara-comercio-con-america-latina-ante-crisis-de-la-ue/D5VO4FYJ2RBMBFGO3TJTEB5ZCU/story/
4. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazil-opens-trade-office-in-jerusalem-hailed-as-harbinger-of-embassy-move/
5. ^ http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/html/export_values.php
6. ^
7. ^ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-bolsonaro-discuss-drone-sale-senior-source-says-1.6801993
8. ^ https://defense-update.com/20130429_eo_for_sisfron.html
9. ^ https://splinternews.com/the-scary-history-and-future-of-brazils-booming-drone-m-1793850208
10. ^ https://defense-update.com/20150414_iai_brazil.html
11. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu8f1h-jGLc
12. ^ https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/brazil
13. ^ https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/americas/brazil/report-brazil/
14. ^ https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/520304235/juganu-s-smart-lighting-system-transforms-main-border-crossing-between-brazil-and-paraguay
15. ^ https://www.biometricupdate.com/202007/smart-cities-get-real-biometric-capable-tech-helps-regulate-borders-save-first-responders
Brazil has the largest defense budget in South America and is a key buyer of Israeli weapons and military technology. During the period 2010-2019, Brazil ranked 7th in terms of receipt of Israel weapons exports[1] , that included fighter jets, drones and missiles. Also military and security training was supplied to Brazil by Israel.
Brazil was one of the first countries to recognize the State of Israel, on 7 February 1949. During the military dictatorship, which stayed in place in Brazil from 1964 to 1985, the ties between the two countries stayed strong[2].
Israel is the only country outside of South America to have signed (in 2007) a Free Trade Agreement with the MERCOSUL bloc, which Brazil is part of[3].
Brazil’s current president, Bolsonaro, a sympathizer of the former dictatorship, is strongly connected to Netanyahu, and has been talking about moving the Brazilian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Netanyahu has visited Brazil for Bolsonaro’s election ceremony, in 2018, and Bolsonaro has visited Israel the year after.
In 2019, Brazil opened a trade office in Jerusalem.[4]
Israel and Brazil signed agreements in fields of energy, science, technology, innovation, civil aviation and trade promotion and investments.
Brazil has the largest defense budget in South America. While Brazil’s purchase of military equipment and services from Israel were limited during the 1980s and 1990s, these purchases have become a significant part of the trading relationship. During the period 2010-2019, Brazil ranked 7th in terms of receipt of Israel weapons exports[5]. Brazil is a key buyer of Israeli weapons and military technology. In addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts signed with Israeli manufacturer Elbit since 2000, the Brazilian Air Force signed a $90 million, five-year lease for 12 Kfir aircraft, and Rafael-manufactured Derby missiles were purchased in 2006. Israel Aircraft Industries signed a $350 million contract in November 2009 to supply drones to the Brazilian police – the largest such deal ever between Israel and Brazil.[6]
Moreover, the relationship now includes joint ventures for the manufacture of military equipment & systems, While some of these are used for military purposes, a substantial part is used for police and security operations, ostensibly for drug-interdiction, but also for example for the 2016 Olympics. The Israeli security company ISDS was supposed to take care of security during the Olympics, but the contract was cancelled after pressure from human rights groups.
Brazil regularly hosts the LAAD Defense and Security international fair, the biggest weapons fair in Latin America and an entry point for Israeli military industry to all Latin American countries.
After Bolsonaro’s election, new trade deals, including defense deals, between Israel and Brazil were discussed and signed, for example the sale of new drones, including drones with facial recognition tools[7].
Israeli drones are regularly used by Brazil to monitor its borders, especially the northern one with Venezuela, and the western one with Bolivia and Paraguay. AEL International Ltd., a Brazilian subsidiary of Israel Elbit, provides the electro-optical observation and surveillance systems for the SISFRON border security program[8].
After huge security investments in preparation for the 2014 Football World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Israeli drones were also used during those events to monitor crowds and guarantee security[9].
Brazil has developed “Caçador”, a home-produced UAV, based on the operational experience with IAI’s Heron 1, used in Brazil since 2010[10]. 15 IAI Heron drones are currently operated jointly by the Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian police.
Brazilian police and military have been trained in the Israeli self-defense and fighting system of Krav Maga.[11]
In 2020 the Israeli company Juganu installed upgraded lighting system on the Friendship Bridge that spans the border between the Brazilian city of Foz de Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este. The lighting system developed in partnership with Corsight, incorporates sensors and cameras that wirelessly and automatically feed facial recognition and license plate information based on autonomous AI to border officials.[14] [15]
The list of human rights problems in Brazil is long. Some police officers kill unlawfully, torture detainees, and mistreat children in conflict with the law. Many Brazilian prisons are severely overcrowded, and the lack of adequate state control leaves inmates vulnerable to violence, extortion, and recruitment by gangs. Other human rights problems include violence against women, killings of journalists and bloggers because of their work, and violence against rural activists and indigenous people involved in conflicts over land. Perpetrators of abuses during the military rule of 1964 to 1985 continue to be shielded from justice by an amnesty law passed by the military regime. Since the election of President Bolsonaro in 2018 things have gotten worse when it comes to human rights: the president has openly shown racism, hate against women, gay and trans people, support for violence, disregard for Indigenous people’s rights… His openly anti-human rights rhetoric was put into practice through administrative and legislative measures by federal and state governments. The year 2019 also saw an increase in the number of killings by police on active duty; severe environmental crises in the Amazon disproportionately affecting Indigenous peoples, Quilombolas and other local traditional communities; attempts to curtail the activities of civil society organizations; and threats against and killings of human rights defenders. The authorities failed to provide an adequate response to a whole range of human rights violations[12] [13].
Download as XLS or PDF or view the Google-Doc
Product | Company | Year | Deal Size | Comments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
400 Phyton-3 SRAAMs
| Rafael
| 1996 (2001)
| Sipri
| ||
200 Phyton-4 BVRAAMs
| Rafael
| 2002 (2011)
| for F-5M Combat Aircraft
| Sipri
| |
9 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft Radars
| IAI
| 2005 (2011-2014)
| part of €320m
| for modernization of P-3AM Aircraft
| Sipri
|
200 Derby BVRAAMs
| Rafael
| 2006 (2011)
| for F-5E Combat Aircraft
| Sipri
| |
10 Litening III EO systems
| Rafael
| 2006 (2011-2013)
| for AMX and F-5M Combat Aircraft
| Sipri
| |
60 UT-25 and UT-30 IFV Turrets
| Elbit
| 2010 (2014-2019)
| $260m
| for VBTP-MR IFV, produced in Brazil
| Sipri
|
7 Reccelite Aircraft recce systems
| Rafael
| 2006 (2014-2019)
| part of $50m deal
| Sipri
| |
2 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft radar
| IAI
| 2007 (2019)
| for s C295 (SC-105A) transport/SAR aircraft
| Sipri
| |
8 EL/M-2032 Combat AC radar
| IAI
| 2009 (2015-2019)
| for modernization of 12 A-4KU (AF-1) Combat Aircraft
| Sipri | |
2 Hermes-450 UAVs
| Elbit
| 2010 (2011)
| Brazilian designation: RQ-450
| Sipri
| |
2 Hermes-450 UAVs
| Elbit
| 2012 (2013)
| $25m
| Brazilian designation: RQ-450, assembled in Brazil
| Sipri
|
150 Lizard-2 Guided Bombs
| Elbit
| 2013 (2014-2015)
| $2.1m
| Sipri
| |
Air Refuel Systems
| IAI
| 2014
| for modernization of 4 C-1 transport aircrafts to KC-2 tankers
| Sipri
| |
2 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft Radars
| IAI
| 2014 (2017)
| for 2 C295 transport/SAR aircrafts
| Sipri
| |
1 EL/M-2022 MP Aircraft Radar
| IAI
| 2014 (2017)
| for 1 C295 transport/SAR aircraft
| Spiri | |
2 Hermes-900 UAVs
| Elbit
| 2014
| Link | ||
14 Heron UAVs
| IAI
| 2009 (2010)
| $350m
| Link | |
MVR MARS RS optical sights
| Ares (Elbit)
| 2014
| for IA2 IMBEL Rifles
| Link | |
Electro-Optic Systems
| Elbit
| 2013
| for border protection
| Link | |
215 Armament towers for armored vehicle
| Ares (Elbit)
| 2017 (2017-2021)
| $62.5m
| for Guarani armored vehicles
| Link |
cyber defense academy
| Elta (IAI)
| 2019
| Link |
Israel exports arms and military equipment to around 130 countries worldwide. Currently the database contains 48 countries and will continue to be updated regularly.
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