The coronavirus crisis has revealed the importance of national self-sufficiency as many countries lack critical medical supplies due to offshoring production. Countries transferred manufacturing abroad in search of higher profits but are now dependent on foreign suppliers. Brazil's industry has declined significantly since the 1980s due to neoliberal policies that promoted free markets and globalization at the expense of domestic production. To develop economically, countries must pursue self-sufficiency through policies that prioritize domestic production of essential goods and services rather than economic dependence on other nations.