Trump received Bolsonaro in the United States: "The twilight of socialism has reached our hemisphere"

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, received one of his most ardent admirers: his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, with whom he hopes to inaugurate a new regional alliance. "The twilight of socialism has reached our hemisphere and I hope this twilight has arrived in our great country … The last thing we want in the United States is socialism ", badured North America in front of the watchful eye of the Brazilian.

The Republican, in addition, He stated that he "supported" Brazil's entry into the OECD area and that he was inclined to grant the South American country military privileges similar to those accorded to the United States. US allies members of NATO.. At his first meeting with the President of Brazil, Trump said Brazil and the United States "have never been so close".

"It's a great honor to have President Bolsonaro here, he's done a great job and he's been involved in an incredible election campaign, some say people have reminded them a bit of our campaign. honor, "said Trump. his Brazilian counterpart at the White House.

Bolsonaro for his part stressed the "change" of leadership in Brazil "after several decades of anti-American presidents". "We have a lot in common with Donald Trump and it's a source of pride and satisfaction for me.. He wants a big USA, I also want a big Brazil. From then on, Brazil will be more than ever in contact with the United States, "said the Brazilian president.

When asked if he supported the Brazilian Campaign to Join the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Trump replied, "I support your efforts to join it".

The South American giant has formalized last year its application for membership to the OECD, considered the club of rich countries, but the process of evaluation of such applications may take years and Bolsonaro wishes to speed it up with Washington's formal support.

Trump also said that he "looked very seriously" and was "very inclined" to grant military privileges to Brazil, "either in NATO or as part of an alliance". Brazil wanted the United States to consider it as a strategic military ally outside of NATO, a special status that opens the door to the surrender of surplus defense elements and the organization of joint maneuvers.

("The US President had a working visit and lunch today with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who reaffirmed a new historical badociation on issues such as defense and security, trade, Venezuela and the United States. Iran, "said National Security Advisor John Bolton. , on Twitter).

Argentina is the only country in Latin America to have achieved this status so far, shared by 17 nations around the world.

About Venezuela, Trump repeated that "the United States considers all options in Venezuela" and the proxy leaders revealed that they had discussed new measures to put pressure on the Maduro regime.