Securitized Referent Objects in Brazilian Defence Documents: Natural Resources, Critical Infrastructure and Energy Security

Abstract How do Brazil’s defence documents incorporate natural resources and critical infrastructure as political strategic components of the national energy security framework? After presenting contemporary international landscape on subject, which is marked by rising powers geopolitics, paper explains theory conceptual foundations that support claim a securitization movement relates to in response absence existential threats Brazil. Following this effort, text reflects upon analyses how matter has developed from 2005 2016 Brazilian policies strategies. By applying case study, final remarks imply need for reflection importance incorporating geopolitics related thinking.