Shield of the Americas: Rubio hopes future Latin American governments will join Trump's security alliance

Rubio says that America is full of friends and allies of the USA, but leaves Brazil out
The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, said this Wednesday (3) that he hopes that future governments elected in Latin America will increase the list of countries that have joined the security alliance launched by President Donald Trump in March, in Florida.
"More than 14 countries in the hemisphere have joined our alliance against terrorism, drug trafficking and for security issues. We believe that this number will increase in the coming months as elections change leadership in several countries," Rubio declared in a hearing before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. national
Marco Rubio testifying in the US House of Representatives
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The Shield of the Americas alliance brought together, in March, in Florida, around half of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, at the invitation of Trump, taking advantage of the marked conservative turn in the region, led by countries such as Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Ecuador.
Trump celebrated, this Tuesday (2), the result in the first round of the elections Colombians of far-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who, in turn, declared his total support for Trump's security projects in the region.
De la Espriella is the favorite to win the second round, according to some polls.
US President Donald Trump, President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, President of Argentina, Javier Milei, President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan There, the president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, the president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, and the president-elect of Chile, José Antonio Kast, pose for a family photo during the "Shield of the Americas" Summit in Miami.
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Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, will hold elections in October, and Trump revealed his preference for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) instead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), with whom he met a month ago.
Flávio Bolsonaro is the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of Trump who is in prison for an attempted coup d'état.
Trump will attend the NATO summit in July
In his testimony this Wednesday, Rubio also confirmed Trump's presence at the meeting of NATO heads of state, which will take place in Turkey in July.
"I think the The next meeting between NATO and Turkey in July is probably the most important in the history of NATO, because there are some issues that need to be clarified and resolved," Rubio told parliamentarians, adding that "the president himself will be present."

Source: G1