Editing Foreign relations of Brazil (section)

==United Nations politics==
{{main|Brazil and the United Nations}}

Brazil is a founding member of the [[United Nations]] and participates in all of its specialized agencies. It has participated in 33 [[United Nations peacekeeping|United Nations peacekeeping missions]] and contributed with over 27,000 soldiers.<ref name="BrUNSC">[http://www.un.int/brazil/Brazil-in-the-Security-Council.html Brazil in the Security Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921132304/http://www.un.int/brazil/Brazil-in-the-Security-Council.html |date=2011-09-21 }} Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations. Retrieved on 2011-09-20.</ref> Brazil has been a member of the [[United Nations Security Council]] ten times, most recently 2010–2011.<ref>[http://www.un.int/brazil/ Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations] Retrieved on 2011-09-20.</ref> Along with Japan, Brazil has been elected more times to the Security Council than any other U.N. member state.<ref name="BrUNSC" />

Brazil is currently seeking a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.<ref name="PressStatementG4">[http://www.un.int/brazil/speech/Joint-Press-Statement.html Joint Press Statement of the G4 countries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920180609/http://www.un.int/brazil/speech/Joint-Press-Statement.html |date=2011-09-20 }} Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations. Retrieved on 2011-09-20.</ref> It is a member of the [[G4 nations|G4]], an alliance among Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan for the purpose of supporting each other's bids for permanent seats on the [[Security Council]].<ref name="PressStatementG4" /> They propose the Security Council be expanded beyond the current 15 members to include 25 members. The G4 countries argue that a reform would render the body "more representative, legitimate, effective and responsive" to the realities of the international community in the 21st century.<ref name="PressStatementG4" />