Brazil

For further information regarding the country, please check the links below the chart. Detailed information about each category are provided on the pages following the links.

1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Possibly critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Not critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Not critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Brazil in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 41,568,030
2000 23,678,495
2001 9,928,344
2002 23,780,355
2003 18,474,388
2004 35,594,660
2005 5,408,764
2006 28,546,749
2007 7,768,594
2008 17,780,334
2009 115,086,260
2010 13,398,953
2011 64,295,917
2012 13,508,456
2013 53,333,654
2014 30,887,408
2015 60,981,886
2016 14,577,713
2017 62,573,653
2018 79,029,344
2019 82,918,845
2020 114,282,539
2021 143,536,484
2022 102,543,156
2023 102,543,156
German exports of weapons of war to Brazil in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 108,393,879
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 26,717,000
2005 0
2006 57,000
2007 0
2008 375,000
2009 17,362,000
2010 38,548,000
2011 49,262,000
2012 1,753,000
2013 22,054,034
2014 9,210,000
2015 9,356,000
2016 46,000
2017 17,000
2018 396,000
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 n.s.
2022 n.s.
2023 n.s.

1999-2002: Data only available for commercial exports to the 10 largest recipient states.

2003-2010: All exports of weapons of war, including commercial and non-commercial exports.

n.s.: Not specified

Weapons of war: According to section §1(2) of the German War Weapons Control Act (KrWaffKontrG), weapons of war are “objects, substances or organisms that are capable of causing destruction or damage to persons or objects either alone or in combination with each other or other objects and that may serve as a means to use force in armed conflicts between states” (see Annex 5 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).

Armaments: According to the 2019 Arms Exports Report of the German government (page 9) armaments are “a whole range of goods that go beyond terms dominating the public debate about arms exports, like “weapons” or “tanks” (see Annex 4 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).