巴西通过双边及南美国家联盟南美防务委员会在国防领域与邻国展开密切合作，该委员会的宗旨是促进信任、透明度、联合区域国防工业以及最重要的 — — 构建共同的国防身份。
Brazil coordinates closely on defense matters with its neighbors, both bilaterally and through Unasur’s South American Defense Council, which aims to promote confidence-building, transparency, a joint regional defense industry, and, most important, a common defense identity.