Full Analysis Summary
Global defence spending trends
Global military spending has risen sharply since Russia's 2022 invasion.
The rise has been driven especially by a large increase in European spending led by Germany, which pushed Europe’s share of global defence spending from 17% in 2022 to 21.4% in 2025.
The United States nonetheless remains the largest spender—about 35% of the global total—despite roughly a 5% fall last year, and the Trump administration approved a record US$1 trillion+ defence budget for 2025.
Coverage Differences
Unique Coverage
Only the Folha de S.Paulo snippet is available for this brief; it reports the rise in global military spending and explicitly names the "Trump administration" approving a record 2025 defence budget while attributing the initial spending surge to "Russia's 2022 invasion." Because no other sources were provided, I cannot identify contrasting narratives, omissions, or tonal differences across other source types.
PPP-adjusted military budgets
Folha reports that, when budgets are measured on a purchasing-power parity (PPP) basis for the first time in this reporting, China’s and Russia’s combined military budgets exceed the US.
Folha gives PPP-adjusted figures of roughly US$531 billion for China and US$524 billion for Russia and highlights that different accounting methods change perceived power balances.
Coverage Differences
Missed Information
Because only Folha de S.Paulo is available, there is no cross-source check on the PPP methodology, caveats, or alternative interpretations (e.g., how PPP adjustments affect force structure or sustainment). Folha provides the PPP figures but does not have other sources here to compare technical framing or dissenting expert views.
Russia military spending 2024–25
Folha flags that Russia's spending profile shifted in 2025, with growth slowing after a large jump in 2024.
Russia still spends a very high share of GDP (7.33%), and the IISS quoted in the piece says it remains a significant threat to Europe.
This dynamic helps explain why European states — notably Germany, with the big increases cited — have driven much of the regional spending surge.
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Tone
With only Folha's text available, we cannot compare whether other outlets emphasize alarm, restraint, or geopolitical nuance; Folha uses strong language reporting that Russia "remains a significant threat to Europe" (citing IISS) and gives specific GDP-share figures, which sets a security-focused tone in this account.
Defence spending relative to GDP
The data show wide variation in how states spend relative to GDP.
Ukraine (21.2%) and Algeria (8.8%) are cited as the highest spenders relative to GDP, with Israel at about 6.5%.
These outliers underscore that the aggregate global spike mixes large absolute spenders (the US, China, Russia) with states where defence budgets are an outsized economic burden.
Coverage Differences
Narrative Framing
Folha presents both absolute and relative measures (share of global spending and percent of GDP). Without more sources, we cannot show if others foreground humanitarian, economic, or strategic frames. Folha's framing juxtaposes big absolute spenders with high-GDP-share countries like Ukraine and Algeria, highlighting different policy pressures across states.
Ranking shifts and limits
Some countries that had been climbing the rankings have slipped, with Brazil falling to 20th place after further budget cuts; a small extra annual R$5 billion allowance was approved but is unlikely to change its overall ranking, illustrating how national fiscal choices can counterbalance broader geopolitical drivers.
A major limitation of this synthesis is source coverage: only Folha de S.Paulo was provided, so I cannot compare how other outlets (Western mainstream, Western alternative, West Asian, etc.) would interpret the roles of Trump or of Russia's leadership; Folha attributes the surge to Russia's 2022 invasion and to the Trump administration's 2025 budget decision but does not explicitly name Putin in the excerpt provided.
Coverage Differences
Missed Information
Because no other articles were given, I cannot show differences in attribution (for example, whether other sources name "Putin" as the actor driving Russia's policies) or alternate economic or moral framings. The available source reports Brazil's budget cuts and the small R$5bn allowance, but cross-source verification is not possible here.