ZOPACAS and Defense in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay

Abstract

This text has as general objective to approach aspects of the perception about the creation of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone (ZOPACAS) in the scope of the South American countries, when completing three decades of its existence, with the focus on the themes of international security and defense, existing in that region. In a more specific way, we will address some of these perceptions about ZOPACAS that occurred in the Federative Republic of Brazil, Argentina and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. During this period, the three countries became members of ZOPACAS and partners in the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and in the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR).In addition to these institutions, ZOPACAS collaborated in international cooperation in the area of defense, which promoted an increase in initiatives and possibilities to maintain peace, mutual trust and stability in the region.