Brazilian Defence Policies: Current Trends and Regional ImplicationsThe severe impact of the recent world economic crisis on the richer economies, the scare of peak oil and the growing importance of biofuels, the revaluation of raw materials or the growing economic relations among the BRICs have revived international attention over Brazils possibilities, demands and aspirations. And the green giant knows that. The countrys defence budget has grown at extraordinary rates and huge projects (many of which were forcibly