Brazil is expected to send troops to the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Mission for the Stabilization of the Central African Republic (MINUSCA – established in April 2014), Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said Thursday in Washington. According to him, the contingent will be formed by 1,000 troops, who will arrive in the country before the next year, if the proposal is approved by the Congress. According to Jungmann, Brazil’s goal is to have the command of the mission, but that will depend on a UN decision. The minister discussed the matter with representatives of the organization on Wednesday in Vancouver, Canada. The next step will be the formalization of the invitation and its submission to Brazilian parliamentarians. The country’s political and security crisis began in March 2013, when a coup d’état, perpetuated by the leader of the Séléka group (Michel Djotodia), overthrew President François Bozizé, culminating in the civil war and external intervention.
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