South America Legal-Institutional Integration in the Field of Defense: Council of South American Defense

Abstract

Study on the creation of the Council of South American Defense in 2008 within the framework of the Union of South American Nations as an organization for cooperation in defense matters in the region. The paper addresses issues such as the membership of twelve states, the prominent role of Brazil in the creation of the Council, which sought to consolidate its regional leadership, the positive reception by the United States, its functioning, its main implemented actions - military cooperation, humanitarian actions, peace operations, technology development, training -. The text ends with the crisis that led to the suspension of its activities, less than ten years after its creation.