SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL, ANDTHE STRATEGIC INFORMATION OPERATIONS

Resumo

This study highlights the importance of Argentina and Brazil in considering the incorporation of Information
Operations into their national defense strategies. The analysis compares the relationship between military power
and National Defense, based on the strategic planning structures of Argentina and Brazil in South America,
making the connection with the possibilities of Information Operations. The U.K. and Russian strategies are
analyzed to derive a relationship between the relevance of Information Operations in the ongoing competition
of the world's leading countries. The article investigates whether the organizational strategic planning model of
the South American countries Argentina and Brazil is adequate for the information strategy, as the great powers
have adopted it. The conclusion points out that the organizational model of strategic planning in the South
American countries of Argentina and Brazil needs to be revised to face the informational strategic trend.