We analyze the combined methodology developed by the South-American Defense Council (SDC) for assessing Defense expenditures. We examine its backgrounds, its limitations, its innovations and the profile of Defense budget expenditure. In this region, up to 60% of total Defense budget was allocated to personnel and their social security payroll; on the other hand, research and technology were allocated only 0.5%. From the results, we defend the modernization of both Armed Forces and Defense Ministries in South America, specially a sensible equalization of their expenditure by subject, as a requisite for increasing the sector’s budget.

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ABDENUR, Adriana Erthal and SOUZA NETO, Danilo Marcondes de. O Brasil e a cooperação em defesa: a construção de uma identidade regional no Atlântico Sul. Rev. bras. polít. int. [online]. 2014, vol.57, n.1, pp. 05-21 . Available from: <http://www.scielo.br/article_plus.php?pid=S0034-73292014000100005&tlng=pt&lng=en&gt;. ISSN 0034-7329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7329201400101.