In May 30, the Chinese military arrived in Brasilia for a Seminar, which I reported previously in Lemmygrad.
A comrade shared hopes that the Brazilian military may be purged from its reactionary factions. I didn’t share their hopes, but who knows what the future holds. However, this event has shown us an interesting insight.
The Brazilian Army didn’t invite the Chinese personnel, they were told to do so by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. So the Army caved in to the pressure of the MFA, which is a part of the Lula government.
The Brazilian decision to invite Chinese military personnel led the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Elizabeth Frawley Baglei, to request a meeting with Minister of Defense Múcio, a Brazilian general, to discuss relations in the area of defense.
Shortly afterwards, the US sent a delegation to Brasilia led by General Laura Richardson, commander of the US Armed Forces Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), for meetings with the commanders of the Navy, Army, Air Force and the Chief of the Joint Staff.
This shows SOUTHCOM has direct access channels to the upper echelon of the Brazilian Army, Navy and Air Force.
Lula can’t do much but it’s important to make demonstrations like this, however small they may seem it’ll all lead to Brazil’s eventual de-Americanization.