U.S. designates Brazil a 'Major Non-NATO Ally'

[Kailash Kumar]

Trump Designates Brazil a 'Major Non-NATO Ally'

The Associated Press

July 31, 2019

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has designated Brazil a "major non-NATO ally," making good on a pledge President Donald Trump made to Brazil's leader in March.

The designation was announced by the White House and gives Brazil preferential access to American weaponry and military training for which other nations outside the alliance aren't eligible.

The statement comes five months after Trump told Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro during a visit to Washington that he would take the step, putting Brazil in the same company as Japan, South Korea and Australia.

Bolsonaro ran an unabashedly pro-Trump, pro-American campaign last year. While Bolsonaro was in Washington, Trump said he'd be open to granting full NATO membership to Latin America's largest and most populous nation, even though it doesn't qualify to join the alliance.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/07/31/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-brazil.html

 

[cloud4000]

Being called MNNA is nothing to get excited about...just ask Pakistan.

 

[Vassnti]

Not fair, I like Brazil, the dancing the people they deserve much better than being made an ally. Now they will get the shaft from trump like Germany, France and Canada did. Your much better off threatening the US on a weekly basis then trump sucks up to you.

 

[nahtanbob]

Being called MNNA is nothing to get excited about...just ask Pakistan.

It depends on why the designation is given @cloud4000
I see no reason why Brazil needs it or why they were not given before

For Pakistan lesser the said the better

 

[925boy]

This Brazilian president thats so desperate for Trump's approval and support wants to Turn Brazil into NATO's Turkey of South America?
smfh.