TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 15-626

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DEFENSE

Cooperation

Agreement Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and BRAZIL

Signed at Washington April 12, 2010 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

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or authentication thereof.”
 BRAZIL

 Defense: Cooperation

 Agreement signed at Washington

 April 12, 2010;

 Entered into force June 26, 2015.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL 

REGARDING DEFENSE COOPERATION 

The Government of the United States of America (hereafter, "the United States") 

and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil (hereafter, "Brazil") 

(hereafter referred to collectively as "the Parties" and "Party" singularly), 

Having a common interest in international peace and security, and the resolution 

of international conflicts by pacific means; 

Desiring to enhance good and cordial relations; 

Reaffirming the principle of sovereignty; and 

Desiring to enhance defense cooperation, 

Have agreed as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 

Scope 

This Agreement, guided by the principles of equality, reciprocity, and mutual 

interest, and in compliance with each Party's national legislation, regulations, and 

assumed international obligations, has the purpose of promoting: 

a) cooperation between the Parties in defense-related matters, especially in the 

fields of research and development, logistics support, technology security, and 

acquisition of defense products and services; 

b) exchanges of information and experiences acquired in the field of operations, 

and in the use of foreign and national military equipment, as well as in 

connection with international peacekeeping operations; 

c) the sharing of experiences in defense technology; 

d) engagement in combined military training and education, and in joint military 

exercises, as well as the exchange of information related to those issues; 

e) collaboration in subjects related to military systems and equipment; and 

f) cooperation in any other military fields that may be of mutual interest to the 

Parties. 

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ARTICLE2 

Cooperation 

Cooperation between the Parties may include: 

a) mutual visits by high-ranking delegations to civil and military entities; 

b) staff talks and technical meetings; 

c) meetings between equivalent defense institutions; 

d) exchanges of instructors and training personnel, as well as students from 

military institutions; 

e) participation in theoretical and practical training courses, orientations, 

seminars, conferences, roundtable discussions and symposiums, offered in 

military and civil entities of defense interest, by common agreement between the 

Parties; 

f) visits of naval ships; 

g) cultural and sporting events; 

h) facilitation of commercial initiatives related to defense matters; 

i) implementation and development of programs and projects on defense 

technology applications, considering the involvement of strategic military and 

civil entities of each Party. 

ARTICLE3 

Assurances 

When carrying out cooperation activities under this Agreement, the Parties 

commit themselves to respect the relevant principles and purposes of the Charter 

of the United Nations and the Charter of the Organization of American States, 

which include sovereign equality of States, territorial integrity and inviolability, 

and non-intervention in the internal affairs of other States. 

ARTICLE4 

Financial Arrangements 

1. Unless otherwise mutually agreed, each Party shall be responsible for its 

own expenses, including but not limited to: 

a) transportation costs to and from the point of entry into the host country; 

b) per diem expenses with personnel, including lodging and meals; 

c) medical and dental expenses, as well as those incurred at the removal or 

evacuation of its own sick, injured or deceased personnel. 

2. All activities under this Agreement are subject to the availability of 

resources and funds appropriated for these purposes. 

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ARTICLE 5 

Implementation, Supplementary Protocols and Amendment 

1. The Parties' Executive Agents shall facilitate implementation of this 

Agreement. The Executive Agent for the United States is the Department of 

Defense; the Executive Agent for Brazil is the Ministry of Defense. 

2. Supplementary Protocols to this Agreement may be entered into by 

written agreement of the Parties, through diplomatic channels, and will be part of 

this Agreement. 

3. Implementing arrangements under this Agreement, and programs and 

specific activities undertaken in furtherance of the objectives of this Agreement 

or of its Supplementary Protocols, shall be developed and implemented by the 

Executive Agents of the Parties, and must be restricted to the subjects of this 

Agreement, and must be consistent with the Parties' respective laws. 

4. This Agreement may be amended by written agreement of the Parties. 

Such amendments shall enter into force on the date of the later notification 

exchanged between the Parties through diplomatic channels indicating that their 

respective internal procedures as are necessary to bring such amendments into 

force have been satisfied. 

ARTICLE 6 

Settlement of Disputes 

Any dispute in connection with the interpretation or application of this 

Agreement shall be resolved through consultations and negotiations between the 

Parties through diplomatic channels. 

ARTICLE 7 

Validity and Termination 

1. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party upon 90 days' written 

notice to the other Party through diplomatic channels. 

2. The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the ongoing programs 

and activities under this Agreement, unless otherwise decided by the Parties. 

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ARTICLE 8 

Entry into Force 

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the later notification 

exchanged between the Parties through diplomatic channels indicating that their 

respective internal procedures as are necessary to bring this Agreement into force 

have been satisfied. 

Done in Washington, D.C., on the 12th day of April, 2010, in the English and 

Portuguese languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE GOVE MENT OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

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NT OF THE 

UBLIC OF BRAZIL 
ACORDO ENTRE 

0 GOVERNO DA REPUBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL 

E 

0 GO VERNO DOS EST ADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA 

SOBRE COOPERA<;AO EM MATERIA DE DEFESA 

0 Govemo da Republica Federativa do Brasil (doravante "Brasil") eo Govemo 

dos Estados Unidos da America (doravante "Estados Unidos") (doravante 

denominados coletivamente "as Partes" e "Parte", individualmente ), 

Imbuidos do interesse comum na paz e seguran9a intemacionais, assim como na 

resoluyao pacifica de conflitos intemacionais; 

Desejando fortalecer suas boas e cordiais rela96es; 

Reafirmando o principia da soberania; e 

Desejando fortalecer a coopera9iio em materia de Defesa, 

Acordam o seguinte: 

ARTIGO 1 

Escopo 

0 presente Acordo, regido pelos principios de igualdade, reciprocidade e interesse 

mutuo, em conformidade com as respectivas leis e regulamentos nacionais e as 

obrigay5es intemacionais das Partes, tern como objetivo promover: 

a) a cooperayao entre as Partes em assuntos relativos a Defesa, particularmente nas 

areas de pesquisa e desenvolvimento, apoio logistico, seguran9a tecnol6gica e aquisi9ao 

de produtos e serviyos de Defesa; 

b) a troca de informa96es e experiencias adquiridas no campo de opera96es e na 

utilizayao de equipamento militar de origem nacional e estrangeira, bern como as 

relacionadas a opera96es intemacionais de manutenyao de paz; 

c) a troca de experiencias na area de tecnologia de defesa; 

d) a participa9ao em treinamento e instru9iio militar combinadas, exercicios militares 

conjuntos e o interdimbio de informa96es relacionado a esses temas; 

e) a colaborayao em assuntos relacionados a sistemas e equipamentos militares; e 

f) a coopera9ao em quaisquer outras areas militares que possa ser de interesse mutuo 

das Partes. 

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ARTIG02 

Coopera9ao 

A coopera9ao entre as Partes pode incluir: 

a) visitas reciprocas de delega96es de alto nfvel a entidades civis e militares; 

b) conversa96es entre funciomirios e reunioes tecnicas; 

c) reunioes entre as institui96es de Defesa equivalentes; 

d) intercambio de instrutores e pessoal de treinamento, assim como de estudantes de 

institui96es militares; 

e) participa9ao em cursos te6ricos e praticos de treinamento, orienta96es, seminarios, 

conferencias, mesas-redondas e simp6sios organizados em entidades militares e 

civis com interesse na Defesa, de comum acordo entre as Partes; 

f) visitas de navios militares; 

g) eventos culturais e desportivos; 

h) facilita9ao de iniciativas comerciais relacionadas a area de Defesa; e 

i) implementa9ao e desenvolvimento de programas e projetos de aplica9ao de 

tecnologia de defesa, considerando a participa9ao de entidades militares e civis 

estrategicas de cada Parte. 

ARTIG03 

Garantias 

Na execu9ao das atividades de coopera9ao realizadas no ambito deste Acordo, as Partes 

comprometem-se a respeitar os principios e prop6sitos relevantes da Carta das Na96es 

Unidas e da Carta da Organiza9ao dos Estados Americanos, incluindo os de igualdade 

soberana dos Estados, integridade e inviolabilidade territoriais e nao-interven9ao em 

assuntos intemos de outros Estados. 

ARTIG04 

Disposi96es Financeiras 

1. Salvo se mufuamente acordado em contrario, cada Parte sera responsavel 

por suas despesas, incluindo, mas nao limitado a: 

a) gastos de transporte de e para o ponto de entrada no Estado anfitriao; 

b) gastos relativos a pessoal, incluindo os de hospedagem e alimenta9)i<?: 

c) gastos relativos a tratamento medico e dentario, bern como de rem(l)¢ao ou 

evacua9ao do seu pessoal doente, ferido ou falecido. 

2. Todas as atividades desenvolvidas no ambito deste Acordo estarao 

sujeitas a disponibilidade dos recursos e fundos apropriados para estes fins. 

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ARTIGO 5 

Implementa9lio, Protocolos Complementares e Emendas 

1. Os Agentes Executivos das Partes deverao facilitar a implementa9lio do presente 

Acordo. 0 Agente Executivo do Brasil sera o Ministerio da Defesa; o Agente 

Executivo dos Estados Unidos sera o Departamento de Defesa. 

2. Protocolos Complementares a este Acordo poderao ser celebrados como 

consentimento das Partes, por escrito, pelos canais diplomaticos, e constituirao partes 

integrantes do presente Acordo. 

3. Os Arranjos de Implementa9lio no ambito deste Acordo e programas e 

atividades especificas empreendidos para a consecu9lio dos objetivos do presente 

Acordo e de seus Protocolos Complementares serao desenvolvidos e implementados 

pelos Agentes Executivos das Partes, serao restritos as materias previstas neste Acordo 

e estarao em conformidade com as respectivas legisla96es das Partes. 

4. Este Acordo podera ser emendado por acordo escrito com consentimento das 

Partes. As emendas entrarao em vigor na data da ultima notifica9lio entre as Partes, por 

meio dos canais diplomaticos, que indique o cumprimento dos respectivos requisitos 

intemos para a vigencia das emendas. 

ARTIG06 

Solu9lio de Controversias 

Qualquer controversia relativa a interpreta9lio ou aplica9li6 deste Acordo sera resolvida 

por meio de consultas e negocia96es entre as Partes, por via diplomatica. 

ARTIG07 

Validade e Denuncia 

1. Este Acordo podera ser denunciado por qualquer das Partes ap6s 90 dias 

da notifica9lio escrita a outra Parte, pelos canais diplomaticos. 

2. A denuncia deste Acordo nlio afetara os programas e atividades em curso no 

ambito do presente Acordo, salvo se acordado em contrario pelas Partes. 

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ARTIGO 8 

Entrada em Vigor 

0 presente Acordo entrani em vigor na data da ultima notificac;ao trocada entre as 

Partes, por via diplomatica, que indique o cumprimento dos respectivos requisites 

internes para a vigencia deste Acordo. 

Feito em Washington, D.C., em 12 de abril de 2010, nos idiomas portuguese ingles, 

sendo ambos os textos igualmente autenticos. 

'""''OAJ DA REPUBLICA 

OBRASIL 

PELO GOVERNO S EST ADOS 

UNIDOS DA AMERICA 

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