Union of South American Nations Nelson Jobim, said in April 2008 that the Council would be formed after the "political" decision of the presidents who participated in the launch of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) on 23 May 2008. On 15 December 2008, at the extraordinary UNASUR summit, the creation of the South American Defense Council was finally approved. The defense ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. The Defense Council is responsible for developing joint defense policies, promoting the exchange of personnel among the Armed Forces of each country, conducting joint military exercises, participating
South American Beach Soccer League South American Beach Soccer League The CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League, named natively in Spanish as the "CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa", is a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. The competition is organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, who started the league in 2017 as part of its Development Department's "Evolution Program". All ten members of the continental confederation take part in the league, with both senior and under 20s teams representing each nation; therefore, a total of 20 teams participate. The league consists of two phases: the