Brazil's Military Elite Sees France as A Threat

[Judi Lynn]

Secret document envisions war over the Amazon, American bases in Brazil, Chinese action and even terror at Rock in Rio
Feb.7.2020 12:29PM

Igor Gielow
SÃO PAULO
The Brazilian military elite views France as a strategic threat to Brazil. This stems from France's renewed interest in internationalizing the Amazon.

This is the view of the secret draft "Defense Scenarios 2040", a document that Folha accessed. The document helps to support the ongoing review of the National Defense Strategy and will be sent to Congress by June.

Their views may or may not be accepted by the defense ministry. Still, they reflect the feelings among the officers - the meetings took place in military commands, organized by the Escola Superior de Guerra.




(FILES) In this file photograph taken on June 28, 2019, France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attend a meeting on the digital economy at the G20 Summit in Osaka. (Photo by Jacques Witt / POOL / AFP) - AFP

The folder says that it spoke to people from the "internal and external sphere". According to those involved in the process, the military is the absolute majority of ears.

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https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2020/02/brazils-military-elite-sees-france-as-a-threat.shtml

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1. gotta create an enemy to justify your oppression at home nt