Argentina and Brazil set an example for world peace

The region of Latin-American and the Caribbean has many outstanding examples in the field of confidence-building measures that may serve as good practices for other regions in the world.

A particularly relevant example of a tangible and efficient contribution to the non-proliferation regime, and a good practice regarding the implementation of nuclear safeguards, is the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC).

The creation of ABACC dates back to the signing of the Agreement for the Exclusively Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy between Argentina and Brazil, on July 18, 1991, in Guadalajara (Mexico).

The Agreement resulted from a process of strategic rapprochement between Brazil and Argentina that started years before, building trust from the highest political level. It foresaw the creation of a Common System of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, and for its administration and application, it established ABACC, an entity endowed with independence, technical suitability and legal-international autonomy.

ABACC is the result of the commitments and political will assumed by both countries in the nuclear field and, likewise, its creation laid the foundations for a much broader cooperation in relations between Brazil and Argentina, transforming us into strategic partners.

In addition to being a milestone in the bilateral relationship, the creation of ABACC also had positive consequences in the broader regional sphere, paving the way for the consolidation of the Treaty of Tlatelolco and the establishment of the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Latin America and the Caribbean.

In December 1991, the Quadripartite Agreement was signed between Brazil, Argentina, ABACC and the International...