Brazil Is Spending More on Weapons Than All Its Neighbors Combined — and Washington Wants In

2026-02-05 - 19:05

Key Points Brazil’s 2026 military budget of $26.2 billion exceeds every other South American country’s defense spending combined, ending nearly a decade of austerity with new submarines, stealth frigates, armored vehicles, and the region’s first modern air defense system. A single ship leaving Brazil in January carried nearly 10 tons of cocaine — proof that