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GEN @Martin_Dempsey Looks to Expand Military Ties With Brazil

Dempsey Looks to Expand Military Ties With Brazil By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT - Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, on his way back from Brazil today, said he hopes to expand military-to-military relations with the country he said is “clearly, an economic engine globally.” The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he was pleased with “wide-ranging” discussions he had with Brazilian Defense Minister Antonio Celoso Amorim and top-ranking military official Gen. Jose Carlos de Nardi. Dempsey also flew yesterday to Bogota, Colombia, then directly to the headquarters of the Amazon Military Command in Manaus. The U.S. relationship with Brazil is a partnership of equals, U.S. Southern Command officials said. After years of promise, Brazil’s economy recently became the sixth largest in the world. With a population of 220 million, an educat...

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