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Brazil's contribution to United Nations (UN) missions started exactly 70 years ago, when Brazilian military officers
and diplomats participated in the first multinational team authorised by the Organisation to act in the Balkans in
October 1947. About 10 years later, the first UN mission with troops (formed units) also included Brazilian military
soldiers.

Since then, Brazil has participated in 47 UN missions, including 43 peacekeeping operations, and has
deployed over 50,000 men and women.

Over these seven decades, Brazil's participation in UN missions saw at least four different stages: (i) 1947-1967;
(ii) 1968-1989; (iii) 1990-1999; and (iv) 2000-2017.

The first represents the initial landmark and includes the
deployment of five Brazilians to the Balkans (1947-1949) and a battalion to Suez (1956-1967).

The second stage
was marked by the absence of Brazilians in international missions at a time that coincided with the Brazilian military
regime.

The third stage, albeit short, marks Brazil's return to multilateral operations with the deployment of military
observers, staff officers and police officers in individual missions, as well as troops to three Portuguese-speaking
countries: Angola, Mozambique and Timor-Leste.

The fourth and last stage is the most important in the history
of Brazil's participation in UN missions, due to the size of the Brazilian contingents and, above all, to the strategic
roles played by our soldiers in two important missions: the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and,
in an unprecedented manner, the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

There are several reasons to highlight MINUSTAH, as demonstrated by the 13 unpublished articles included in
this collection.

They prompt an original reflection on this complex experience by providing a rear-view analysis of
the past without losing sight of the future.

From a diplomatic point of view, MINUSTAH was an important foreign
policy instrument at a time when Brazil sought a leading international role, especially as a relevant player in Latin
America and the Caribbean.

During the course of the mission, Brazil was elected twice for a non-permanent
seat in the Security Council (2004-2005 and 2010-2011), which gave the country an opportunity to express
sophisticated views on Haiti and peacekeeping operations in general, including the relationship between security
and development.

In addition, Brazil began reaping several political fruits of its soldiers' continued success on the
ground and in the rearguard.

In military terms, Brazil deployed about 37,000 troops to MINUSTAH, distributed in 26 contingents on a rotation
basis, which provided important professional and personal experiences with positive impacts for the Armed Forces.

MINUSTAH was critical for the improvement of Brazil's preparedness for peacekeeping missions, and became a

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