In early July 2019, the officer was assigned to the Almirante Sylvio de Camargo Training Center, in Rio de Janeiro, and will be working at the Naval Peacekeeping Operations School, which trains MB service members for UN peacekeeping operations or MB international commitments. [themepacific_column width="one-half" pos="first"] UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented [ … ]
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U.S. Sanctions Four More Service Members from Maduro’s Disputed Government
On July 19, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned four service members of the Nicolás Maduro regime, accused of repressing and torturing Venezuelans. The U.S. government included in the list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control officials who are part of the Military Counter Intelligence General Directorate (DGCIM, [ … ]
Lima Group Urges Maduro Not to ‘Delay’ Elections in Venezuela
On July 23, the Lima Group reiterated its support for the government led by Interim President Juan Guaidó. Representatives of countries taking part in the diplomatic initiative to find solutions to the Venezuelan crisis voiced their support for Guaidó in a joint statement at the conclusion of the group’s 15th meeting [ … ]
US Sanctions Maduro’s Stepsons for Exploiting Venezuela’s Hungry
On July 25, the United States imposed sanctions on three of Nicolás Maduro’s stepsons for their role in a scheme that stole hundreds of millions in dollars from food-import contracts at a time of widespread hunger in Venezuela. “Using a social welfare program that many Venezuelans are forced to depend [ … ]
USNS Comfort Deploys to Provide Medical Assistance, Including to Venezuelans in Need
The effort is part of Continuing Promise, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored mission. The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort was in Port of Miami on June 18 to begin its deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of mission Continuing Promise. During its five-month deployment, the USNS Comfort [ … ]
Argentine, Peruvian Officers Train to Save Lives
Navy Aviation pilots train to escape from submerged cabin. Pilots of the Peruvian Navy Aviation Force conducted training in submerged cabin escape in mid-April. The exercise, organized by the Argentine Navy, took place at the Argentine Navy's 2nd Aeronaval Force Training Center (CIFA, in Spanish), located at Comandante Espora Aeronaval [ … ]
A Very (un)Happy Meal, the Outcome of the Unprecedented Hyperinflation in Venezuela
Under Nicolás Maduro's regime, a meal costs more than minimum wage. In addition to the lack of food, medicine, and other basic necessities, eating out in the country has become something only a select few can afford. Imagine entering a McDonald’s and seeing that a Happy Meal will cost more [ … ]
Brazilian Navy Participates in Training to Counter Crimes at Sea on the African Coast
Naval forces from 33 countries came together for exercise Obangame Express to work on countering piracy, drug trafficking, and illegal fishing, which are common in the Gulf of Guinea. The Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) participated in the multinational exercise Obangame Express, on the African Coast, for the sixth time. [ … ]
Chinese Agricultural Projects in Venezuela Produce Corruption, Not Food
The Venezuela-China agreement failed to materialize, allowing a Chinese company to profit while locals struggled for basic needs and food In Delta Amacuro, a Venezuelan state on the Caribbean Sea, a large Chinese construction company made an agreement with the country’s former President Hugo Chávez. The state-run company would build [ … ]
SPMAGTF-SC deployed in Latin America
Approximately 300 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC), the rapid response force assigned to U.S. Southern Command, arrived in Latin America June 5. This is the fifth consecutive year SPMAGTF-SC has deployed to the region. This deployment will also serve as [ … ]
Guaidó: ‘The Armed Forces Are Essential for the Stability of the Country’
Diálogo speaks with Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó. Caracas — In an interview for el Nuevo Herald and Diálogo — initially published in el Nuevo Herald — Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó addresses the talks in Norway that ended without agreement, the role of the military in rebuilding the country, [ … ]
Brazil Works with Ethiopia on Training Center for Peacekeeping Operations
The partnership stems from an agreement from both ministries of Defense. In January 2019, Brazilian Army Lieutenant Colonel Fábio Rodrigo de Assis joined a multinational team that prepares service members, police officers, and civilians from Ethiopia and other African nations to join United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in Africa. The [ … ]