'One of the World's Most Respected Intelligence Agencies': Bolsonaro's Bring-Your-Son-to-the-CIA Day

[Judi Lynn]

Published on
Monday, March 18, 2019
by Common Dreams

'One of the World's Most Respected Intelligence Agencies': Bolsonaro's Bring-Your-Son-to-the-CIA Day

"This is the perfect symbol for Latin America's far right, which has for decades drowned the left in blood thanks to the help of its CIA benefactor."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Nearly 55 years after the CIA backed a coup d'état that overthrew Brazil's democratically-elected government, the nation's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro raised eyebrows on Monday with an unusual and unannounced trip to the spy agency's U.S. headquarters.

Bolsonaro is officially in town to meet with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the Brazilian's first bilateral meeting with a head of state since taking office in January. His visit to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia was revealed by his son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, in a tweet on Monday morning.

Eduardo, who is a member of Brazil's congress and accompanied his father on the visit, said in Portuguese: "Going now with the PR @jairbolsonaroe ministers to the CIA, one of the world's most respected intelligence agencies. It will be an excellent opportunity to talk about international issues in the region with technicians and experts of the highest caliber."

As Reuters reported:

The visit underscored Bolsonaro's embrace of U.S. influence in Latin America to confront what he calls a communist threat against democracy—a theme he remarked on during a dinner on Sunday evening with his ministers and right-wing thinkers.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Brazil's far-right president visited the CIA on his first US visit, and his son revealed it in a twe

Brazil's far-right president visited the CIA on his first US visit, and his son revealed it in a tweet

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, March 8, 2019. Reuters

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his first visit to the US this week.

The three-day trip was planned within weeks of Bolsonaro taking office on January 1
.

The trip included a trip to CIA headquarters that was supposed to be secret, until Bolsonaro's son tweeted about it.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the CIA on Monday as he sought support from the Trump administration for his security agenda on his first official trip to Washington.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/brazils-far-right-president-visits-cia-on-first-us-visit-2019-3