Last year, the Venezuelan government once again claimed the territory, and Venezuelan voters approved its incorporation in a referendum held in December.
The Joint Center for Peace Operations of Brazil—CCOPAB in the original acronym—based in Rio de Janeiro and controlled by the Brazilian Army, is hosting this year a theoretical and practical training program for military observers to serve on UN peace missions.
For the first time, a Brazilian Army official will take up a position in the Southern Command of the US Armed Forces.
NGO Amnesty International this Wednesday (Apr. 4) condemned the statement made by Brazilian Army Commandant General Eduardo Villa Bôas, released yesterday evening (3) on Twitter “deploring impunity.” The message was referred to as a serious affront to democracy.
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