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O ContilNet On May 19 reported that the commander of the Southern Command of the United States (Southcom), Admiral Alvin Holsey, would land in Brazil the following day for a series of strategic commitments, including a visit to Acre.
The fact is that, according to the calculation of the S.Paulo Folhathe agenda occurred with a certain discomfort when the American showed interest in visiting Rio Branco.
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Holsey was in the capital of the country in May 19 for meetings/Photo: Reproduction
Speculation pointed to an American strategic interest in the region of the triple border between Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. According to an analysis published by the reserve colonel Gerson Gomes, in YouTube channel and X (former Twitter), interest could be related to safety and intelligence concerns, such as the presence of terrorist cells or the funding of the Hezbollah group through illegal gold mining in the region. The content, which exceeded 200,000 views, was shared by reserve officers, such as General Eliezer Girão, and raises suspicions that part of the money obtained with illegal mining in Peru and Bolivia would be channeled to the extremist group, with possible bonds in Acre.
During the agenda in Brasilia, the admiral had a meeting with Defense Minister José Múcio and military heads Tomás Paiva (Army), Marcos Olsen (Navy), Marcelo Damasceno (Aeronautics) and Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire (joint state of the Armed Forces).
“The United States asked Holsey to visit an Army base in Rio Branco, Acre. The US Embassy in Brasilia even released a statement in which, in the Acrean capital, the Admiral would meet ‘with the Brazilian military leadership in the 4th Army Infantry Battalion.” report.
Interest of US admiral in visiting Acre caused strangeness on the Brazilian side/Photo: Reproduction
The request to visit the capital of Acre caused strangeness in the general officers on the Brazilian side. “The military unit is led by a lieutenant and does not usually receive foreign authorities,” he adds.
The interest of the South American command was to visit the region because of the fight against international drug and weapons trafficking – the 4th Jungle Infantry Battalion operates in controlling borders with Peru and Bolivia.
“The request was made shortly in advance, and the Brazilian military suggested that the US military chief visits the Military Command of the Amazon in Manaus, arguing that it could have a broader view of the work of the Brazilian Army in the region,” says A Sheet.
The proposal was not accepted by the American side, is what the report says. “The army, on the other hand, denied the trip of the foreign military chief to Rio Branco, on the grounds of logistics and operational difficulties,” he concludes.
In addition to this discomfort, the communication vehicle also found that “another episode seen as a sign of enthusiasm with Holsey’s agenda was a dinner organized by the American delegation. Múcio and the three armed commanders were invited to the meeting, but none of them were represented by subordinate officers.”
