The Agata operations' potential to improve Brazilian military capabilities could have significant strategic ramifications.

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper discusses the goals of South American trading bloc Mercosur and examines the impact that internal political tensions have on the group’s long-term objectives.

As Brazil's population migrated west into the country's hinterland, Brazilian citizens have migrated across the western border and settled in neighboring states.

Brazilian migration to other La Plata River states frequently occurs in large part because of regional geography.