Rio de Janeiro \u2013 Brazilian exports of defense products and services reached USD 1.31 billion in the first half of 2025. This figure represents 73.6% of the record set in 2024, when the sector posted exports at USD 1.78 billion, the best result in the past 11 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently, Brazil\u2019s defense industry sells its products in about 140 countries across all continents, with 34% of exports consisting of aircraft, their parts, and components. The defense sector accounts for 3.58% of the Latin American giant\u2019s gross domestic product and generates 2.9 million jobs in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Heraldo Luiz Rodrigues, Secretary of Defense Products at the Ministry of Defense, the result reflects an increasingly competitive sector, as well as the constant pursuit of autonomy and commercial opportunities both inside and outside the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe play a fundamental role in supporting the export of defense products, which includes the necessary technological development to ensure that the products are state-of-the-art, financing and insurance, as well as commercial assistance and promotion of the products from our Defense Industrial Base.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next year, Brazil expects to achieve 55% mastery of technologies such as radars, satellites, and rockets\u2014items used in strategic projects of the country\u2019s three Armed Forces. Currently, this rate stands at 42%. By 2033, the expectation is that this level will reach 75%, enabling national autonomy in developing research projects of interest to defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Self-sufficiency in defense-related technologies could boost exports. \u201cBrazilian companies have a very large installed capacity and products with worldwide recognition for their high quality. This makes foreign sales likely to grow,\u201d said Secretary Rodrigues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more<\/em>: Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n
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