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This pathfinder contains information on Brazilian national security.
For information about Brazil at the Library of Congress, consult
its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The most important
source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Brazil
is the annual Handbook
of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/)
produced by over 160 contributing editors under the editorship
of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. The Handbook
is available in selected libraries in book form. One of the major
aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating
to Brazil is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/).
Another site one should especially note is the site prepared
by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress: Terrorism:
Selected Internet Resources.
Agência Brasileira
de Inteligência (ABIN) (http://www.abin.gov.br/abin/index.jsp)
Brazil’s Intelligence Agency. Includes links to history,
publications, and biographical information and a photograph of
the director general. In Portuguese.
Brazil
Military Guide (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/brazil/)
A military guide on Brazil by GlobalSecurity.org. Contains information
about weapons, doctrine, budget, the Ministry of Defense, army,
navy, air force, industries, airbases, and related links.
Defesa Civil:
Brasil (http://www.defesacivil.gov.br)
Civil Defense. Links include information about the organization (includes a map
of Brazil indicating state units of the national system of civil defense), national
policy, disasters, emergencies, and calamities, training and courses, legislation,
the history of civil defense in Brazil, publications, news, events, and more.
In Portuguese. Departmento de Policía
Federal (http://www.dpf.gov.br/)
Federal Police Department, Ministry of Justice. Includes links
to statistics, information, competitions, community services,
and more. In Portuguese.
Diretoria de Aeronáutica
da Marinha (https://www.mar.mil.br/daerm/)
Brazilian Naval Aviation, Ministry of Defense. Links include
the mossion, history of naval aviation and of individual squadrons,
with related links, and contacts. In Portuguese.
Exército Brasileiro (http://www.exercito.gov.br)
Brazilian Army. Links include army history, legislation, national
symbols, patriotic hymns and songs, with information on recruitment,
news, press releases, services, related links, and more. In
Portuguese.
Força Aérea Brasileira (http://www.aer.mil.br)
Brazilian Air Force. Links include history,
its mission, organizations, news, publications, services, military
aircraft, the Esquadrilha da Fumaca (the Air Force's acrobatic
squadron), acrobatic squadron pilots, aircraft index, careers,
recruitment, related links, and more. In Portuguese.
Marinha do Brasil (https://www.mar.mil.br/)
Brazilian Navy. Includes links to information about naval history,
organization, and mission, naval ships, the marines, technical
information,"Cisne Branco" (an activity devoted to
school communities in order to stimulate their interest for
subjects related to the navy and the sea), publications, photos,
and more. In Portuguese.
Ministério
da Defesa (https://www.defesa.gov.br/enternet/sitios/internet/)
Ministry of Defense. Links to national defense politics, structure
of the ministry, publications, speeches and pronouncements, military
service, legislation, related links, and more. Also links to
army, navy, and air force. In Portuguese.
Polícia Militar
do Estado de São Paulo (http://www.polmil.sp.gov.br/inicial.asp)
State of São Paulo Military Police. Features information
about the police, its services, operational activities (also
in English:
fire brigade, environmental police, highway patrol, and special
operations), community activities, press releases, links to other
military
forces in Brazil (organized by state),
and more. In Portuguese.
Portal
Oficial da Aviação Civil Brasileira (http://www.dac.gov.br/principalIng/index.asp)
Civil Aviation Department (DAC). Includes links to information
about DAC’s history and structure, DAC services, airports,
the Institute of Civil aviation, online consultations, legislation,
downloads of DAC manuals, etc. In Portuguese and English.
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