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In the same live in which he said that the Army does not want to enter politics, “much less let him enter the barracks”, its commander, Edson Leal Pujol, described the Force as “one of the smallest in the world” in relation to the territory that belongs to him. defend, Folha records.
“We are short of what Brazil needs,” said the general, adding that Brazil cannot “renounce sovereignty over the Amazon.”
Pujol also affirmed that the lack of an immediate threat to Brazil, “someone who wants to invade us to conquer our resources,” makes society and politicians give “little priority” to reinforcing their Armed Forces.
“I even understand it,” the general continued. “But many things in our strategic environment are dynamic. From one day to the next, things change ”.
Pujol also stated that, although he considers the size of the Armed Forces insufficient, he will enforce the 2019 military career reform agreement, which provides for a 10% reduction in personnel in ten years.
This use of “gunpowder” by Jair Bolsonaro against the United States, it seems, will have to wait a while.
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