The president of the USA, , made a post alongside (-RJ) a week after meeting the senator at the White House. “It was really cool to have Flávio Bolsonaro in the Oval Office of the White House, a smart young man who loves his country, Brazil, very much.”
Flávio was with Trump last Tuesday (26). In an interview with journalists, he stated that his main request to the American president was the designation of the criminal factions and CV as terrorists. On Thursday (28), Marco Rubio, who stated that the organizations are the most dangerous in the country.
In the images, Flávio appears alongside Bolsonaro businessman Paulo Figueiredo and former federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, who followed the agendas in Washington. They also met with Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
Trump’s post was published at a time marked by tension between Washington and Brasília. In addition to the designation of CV and PCC as terrorist factions, something the PT government worked to avoid, the US completed the Section 301 investigation and
The measure angered people who associated the decision with the visit of Flávio and the . During a meeting between Lula and Trump, in Washington, at the beginning of May, it was proposed that, given the differences between the two countries as a result of the tariffs applied, a working group be organized to resolve the trade impasse.
The expectation is that this group would work for 30 days and present results together, however the preliminary publication of the section 301 results took place a week before the deadline. Now, the office also plans a new hearing for Brazil in early July before the final decision is made.
Despite the estimate already released by the USTR, it is up to President Trump to decide on new sanctions. In addition to the tariff, the Trump administration also appointed a new American ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Perez, state representative from Florida.
With this, the USA will once again have an ambassador in the country since Elizabeth Bagley — appointed by — left the post after the end of the Democrat’s term. The American mission in Brasília is currently commanded by chargé d’affaires, Gabriel Escobar.
In posts on social media, Perez often demonstrates alignment with Trump, using expressions associated with the Maga movement (acronym for “make America great again”) and defending Trumpist agenda agendas. In January, for example, he expressed support for the US operation against the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, in which the dictator was deposed and captured.
Another member of Trump’s cabinet who decided to talk about Brazil this week was Rubio, who told a Senate hearing that the
When describing the regional political scenario, Rubio stated that, “with the exception of Nicaragua, Cuba, obviously Venezuela, which still faces some challenges, and Brazil, although it is in the middle of an electoral cycle, and, to a certain extent, also the current government of Colombia —or at least its president, who has been problematic—, in general it is now a region full of US allies, leaders friendly to the United States and a direction favorable to American interests.”
