A Brazil defense revamp proposes a permanent joint command to end consensus vetoes, as audit reveals flagship programs stretching up to 27 years amid
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Key Facts
—The proposal. A Defense Ministry study, reported by DefesaNet and not yet official, would build a permanent joint command and be the biggest reorganization since 1999.
—The audit. A separate, confidential audit-court report, cited by SBT News, urges cutting the service chiefs’ sway over defense policy.
—The target. Both point at a governance council where consensus rules give each commander an effective veto.
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