The Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) took part in a meeting with the Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College (ECEME) on the morning of Friday, August 14. Aimed at strengthening institutional ties between the two organizations, the meeting began with a reception at ECEME’s headquarters in Urca, followed by an institutional presentation by the College and high-level discussions on challenges and opportunities in Defense and International Security.

CEBRI was represented by José Pio Borges, Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Richard Fernandez Nunes, retired Army General and Director-General of Censipam; Eduardo Leal Ferreira, retired Admiral of the Fleet and Executive Coordinator of CEMBRA; Jackson Schneider, CEBRI Board Member; Vinícius de Carvalho, member of CEBRI’s International Advisory Council; Fernanda Cimini, CEBRI Senior Fellow; Isabella Ávila, Coordinator of CEBRI’s Geopolitics Program; and Maria Fernanda Ferreira, Analyst at CEBRI’s Geopolitics Program. ECEME was represented by Brigadier General Carlos Alberto Moutinho Vaz, the College’s Commandant, accompanied by a team of faculty members and researchers from the Meira Mattos Institute (IMM).