Jair Bolsonaro arrived in the United States to meet Donald Trump

Jair Bolsonaro arrived on Sunday in the United States, where he will meet his counterpart on Tuesday Donald Trump seal the alliance between Washington and Brasilia, strengthen economic and military ties and increase pressure on Venezuela.

The Brazilian president landed at 3:40 pm local time (19:40 GMT), at the base of St. Andrews, just outside Washington.

This is Bolsonaro's first official trip abroad since taking office on January 1st.

President He traveled with six ministers, including Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo, Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes, and Justice and Security Minister Sergio Moro.

Your son and MP, Eduardo Bolsonaro, It's already in the United States.

The Brazilian president will be in Washington until Tuesday and will stay at Blair House, the official residence for guests located in front of the White House.

In addition to holding a "private meeting" with Trump on Tuesday in the Oval Hall, Bolsonaro will take advantage of his stay in the US capital to meet with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagroand participate in various forums on the opportunities offered by the Brazilian economy.

Sunday evening Dinner at the residence of the Brazilian Ambbadador in Washington with "several opinion makers".

According to diplomatic sources, the Brazilian writer living in the United States will attend the meeting. Olavo de Carvalho, considered the guru of Bolsonaro, and Steven Bannon, the former controversial adviser to the President of the United States.

One of the axes of the agenda with Trump is the crisis in Venezuela. The fierce opposition to what the two governments see as a "dictatorship" in the Caribbean it is one of the issues that most unites the two leaders.

The United States leads the more than 50 countries, including Brazil, recognizing the Leader of the Opposition Juan Guaidó as interim president, he has applied economic sanctions and an oil embargo from Venezuela, crucial for the economy of the country of Latin America, which will come into force on April 28.

On Thursday, Bolsonaro announced that during his visit a technology guarantee agreement will be signed this will make use of the Alcántara base (north of Brazil) to launch American rockets.

It will be a "very important" agreement, he said. "We are losing a lot of money in this region, we could launch satellites around the world," he said this week.