:: A batch of Saudi cadets will travel to Brazil this month to undergo military training at the prestigious Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN).

Their training will include a one-year language and adaptation program, followed by a four-year degree at AMAN.

This will be the second group of Saudi cadets to travel to the South American country under the scholarship program offered by the Brazilian Army.

The first group, which went in 2017, has just successfully concluded the language and adaptation program, and will begin training at AMAN in a few weeks, Wagner Antunes, political counselor at the Brazilian Embassy in Riyadh, told Arab News on Wednesday.

Brazil regularly offers opportunities for Saudi officers in many military courses, on various levels and in distinct areas, he added.