The security-development nexus is not a new topic on the international stage. For many years, multilateral actors, such as the United Nations, as well as many states have been concerned with this connection. Regarding Brazil, the development theme has been a concern for the country’s foreign policy, in a more structured way, since the 1950’s. It must be highlighted, however, that when talking about development this referred to Brazil’s economic development, in a manner where the security-development nexus meant trying to attract more investments to advance national economic expansion. Domestic and systemic circumstances ended up contributing, at the beginning of the 21st Century, to the export of a Brazilian view as an attempt to contribute to the resolution of several international conflicts. This is the main focus of this thesis.