15°47′S 47°52′W Brasília · DF · Brazil

Your team in Brazil for the Brazilian Armed Forces

Business development, procurement guidance and local partnerships for foreign defense companies entering Brazil, led by a former Brazilian Navy officer.

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CAIO LOVATO · FOUNDERBRAZILIAN NAVY RESERVE

01Why Brazil, why now

Latin America's largest armed forces are modernizing

Brazil's Navy, Army and Air Force guard a territory of continental size: the Amazon, a long land border and the "Blue Amazon", one of the largest maritime areas in the world. Their modernization runs across submarines, frigates, fighters, armored vehicles, air defense and unmanned systems, and it favors suppliers who invest in local partnerships and technology transfer.

Foreign companies that win here understand three things early: the requirement, the procurement path and the industrial offset. That is the gap I close.

3 Forces

Navy, Army and Air Force, under one Ministry of Defense in Brasília

PROSUB

Submarine program, including Brazil's first nuclear-powered submarine

F-39 Gripen

Air Force fighter program built on technology transfer

02What I do

From first contact to signed contract

Program and requirement mapping

Which Navy and Armed Forces programs fit your portfolio, who owns the requirement, and when budget and tenders open.

Procurement navigation

Supplier registration (SICAF), product registration with the Ministry of Defense (SisCaPED), tenders under Law 14.133 and the offset policy (PComTIC).

Industrial partnerships

Local partners for content, maintenance and technology transfer, from Brazil's Defense Industrial Base.

Presence in Brasília

A permanent point of contact next to the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces headquarters, in Portuguese and English. Trade show support at LAAD.

Focus areas

Mine countermeasures Unmanned maritime systems Sonar and ASW Naval radars and sensors Maritime surveillance Riverine and Amazon operations Air defense Land systems ISR and C4ISR Unmanned aerial systems

03Background

Trained by the Brazilian Navy. Built as an operator.

I spent eight years in the Brazilian Navy, from the Naval College to service as an officer, and I remain a reserve officer. I know how Brazil's military institutions think, plan and buy. After leaving the Navy in 2013 I became an entrepreneur in Brasília, building and running multi-unit businesses. In 2026 I founded Lovato Defense to bring both worlds together.

2005Brazilian Naval College (Colégio Naval)Entry to the Navy's officer training track
2008–2011Brazilian Naval Academy (Escola Naval)Officer education, Rio de Janeiro
–2013Officer, 9th Naval District CommandManaus, Amazon region
2013–todayEntrepreneur, BrasíliaFounded and runs multi-unit businesses in hospitality and services
2026Founder, Lovato DefenseBusiness development for foreign defense companies in Brazil. Reserve officer of the Brazilian Navy

04How I work

I don't sell access. I sell knowledge, process and presence.

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Full alignment with the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act and Brazil's Clean Company Act (Law 12.846/2013). I welcome your due diligence.

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Transparent engagement: a monthly retainer plus a success fee defined in contract, invoiced by a Brazilian company.