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| United Nations membership | |
|---|---|
| Membership | Full member |
| Since | 24 October 1945 |
| Former name(s) | United States of Brazil (1945–1967) |
| UNSC seat | Non-permanent (G4 member) |
| Permanent Representative | Sérgio França Danese |
Brazil is a full member of the United Nations. It has participated in peacekeeping operations with the UN[1] in the Middle East, the former Belgian Congo, Cyprus, Mozambique, Angola, and more recently East Timor and Haiti.[2] Brazil has been regularly elected as a non-permanent member to the Security Council since its first session in 1946 and is now among the most elected UN member states to the UNSC. Brazil was elected to become a member of the 15-country UN Security Council for the two-year term of 2022–23.[3]
- ^ United Nations Peacekeeping Factsheet United Nations. Retrieved on 2010-12-06.
- ^ Missões de Paz - Apresentação Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Exército Brasileiro. Retrieved on 2010-12-06. (in Portuguese).
- ^ "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". UN News. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2022-04-18.