O Exército Brasileiro-34º Batalhão de Infantaria Mecanizado e as territorialidades na Tríplice Fronteira entre Brasil, Paraguai e Argentina

Abstract

This thesis main goal is to analyze Brazilian s 34th Mechanized Infantry Battalion and the territorialities on the Triple Border among Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina focusing on the cross-border relation at the military context among the armies from the three countries. The presence of military forces at border territories maintain nation-state s integrity from the geopolitical point of view. Created through the sum of political and military efforts, the connections among Armed Forces at theses cross-border territories exist in order to originate defense strategies for internal and external matters as a way of keeping each State s autonomy within South America context and continental terms. This paper has both theoretical and empirical feature and focuses on the cross border territoriality, which involves strategic joint made by military exchanges to guarantee the National State s development at the triple border. The methods used are based on a documental and descriptive research approach. The field research is bibliographical. The provided results confirm the territorialities of the Triple Border Army and the connections of Brazilian s 34th Mechanized Infantry Battalion with Paraguay and Argentina, with geographical orientation and interdisciplinary approach, contributes with the understanding among the three Nation States, thus with their integration.