The article analyses the emergence of organizations that originated Embraer, i.e., the Ministry of Aeronautics, the Aeronautics Technological Center (CTA) and the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA), founded in the 1940's and 1950's. These organizations made it possible for the state enterprise to come into existence in 1969. This paper analyses the Embraer's involvement with the Aeronautics' national defense strategic project.
Brazilian Air Force; Armes and politics; Corporate history; State and economy