National Defense Council (Brazil)

National Defense Council
Portuguese: Conselho de Defesa Nacional
Council overview
Formed29 November 1927; 96 years ago (1927-11-29)
JurisdictionBrazil
Council executives
Websitewww.gov.br/gsi
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The National Defense Council (CDN) (Portuguese: Conselho de Defesa Nacional) is a consultative body of the President of Brazil on matters of national security, foreign policy, and defence strategy.[1] The Council was established on 29 November 1927 by President Washington Luís.[2] It is composed of key ministers and military commanders and chaired by the President of Brazil.[3]

  1. ^ Ministério da Defesa - Ministry of Defense Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved on 2010-10-24.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Camara was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil (1988) - Art. 91 - Do Conselho de Defesa Nacional Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine Direito & Justiça Informática. Retrieved on 2010-10-24. (in Portuguese).