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Angra dos Reis (RJ) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with Petrobrás workers at baptism ceremony of the oil platform P-52. Foto: Ricardo Stuckert/PR

South-American governments in alert after US Fourth Fleet reactivation

South-American nations are in alert after the reactivation of the American Fourth Fleet after 58 years. Brazilian, Bolivian, Venezuelan and Peruvian governments were tense after knowing about the AFF action, which was part of the attack to some cargo ship back in the 40′s – one of these sunk ships had paper for the Assis Chateaubriand’s tabloids – when Getulio Vargas was forced to join the Alliance in the II World War. The same fleet helped the imposition of a military dictatorship back in 1964.

The Brazilian President Luis Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva said, last Thursday (September 18), in his public speech for the baptism of the new P-53 oil platform in Rio Grande (RS) that the Brazilian Navy has a fundamental job protecting the ‘presalt’ oil . Clarín, Reuters and the Brazilian Globo news agencies informed that AFF was positioned at the coastal area of Santos city. The Latin American nations see this action as a affront to their sovereignty. The not big surprise about the AFF reactivation occurred almost a year after Brazil discovered the 2nd biggest oil reserve in the last 20  years. Last week Brazil deployed warships and sent military troops to the southern part of the nation to show that it can protect its oil-rich waters . There is also negotiations with France to built a nuclear submarines to patrol these areas.

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Angra dos Reis (RJ) - Presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva durante cerimônia de batismo da Plataforma P-52, ao lado de funcionários da Petrobrás Foto: Ricardo Stuckert/PR

Governos sul-americanos em alerta com a reativação da Quarta Frota

Os países sul-americanos estão em alerta com a reativação da Quarta Frota naval americana, desativada há quase sessenta anos. Os governos do Brasil, Venezuela, Bolívia e Peru estão tensos com a reativação destes navios, que fizeram parte do ataque aos cargueiros brasileiros na segunda guerra mundial (um deles contendo papel para jornais de Assis Chateaubriand), forçando Getúlio Vargas a se declarar em favor dos países aliados. A mesma frota também interferiu na golpe de 1964 – resultando na ditadura – dando suporte logístico.

O Presidente Luís Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva disse em discurso no batismo da plataforma P-53 que a Marinha Brasileira tem um papel fundamental para proteger o petróleo do pré-sal brasileiro, nesta quinta, na plataforma 53, Rio Grande (RS). O Claryn, a Reuters e o Globo soltaram matérias sobre a posição da frota na região de Santos. Por isso a América latina vê a situação como de ameaça à soberania da região. A surpresa pela reativação da Frota ocorre quase um ano após o descobrimento da segunda maior descoberta de petróleo nos últimos 20 anos. Na última semana navios de guerra brasileiros e tropas brasileiras foram enviados para a regiaõ sudeste do país para mostrar que o país pode defender suas águas, ricas em petróleo. Existem também negociações com a França para a construção de submarino nuclear para o patrulhamento destas áreas.[/lang_pt]

Angra dos Reis (RJ) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with Petrobrás workers at baptism ceremony of the oil platform P-52. Foto: Ricardo Stuckert/PR

South-American governments in alert after US Fourth Fleet reactivation

South-American nations are in alert after the reactivation of the American Fourth Fleet after 58 years. Brazilian, Bolivian, Venezuelan and Peruvian governments were tense after knowing about the AFF action, which was part of the attack to some cargo ship back in the 40′s – one of these sunk ships had paper for the Assis Chateaubriand’s tabloids – when Getulio Vargas was forced to join the Alliance in the II World War. The same fleet helped the imposition of a military dictatorship back in 1964.

The Brazilian President Luis Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva said, last Thursday (September 18), in his public speech for the baptism of the new P-53 oil platform in Rio Grande (RS) that the Brazilian Navy has a fundamental job protecting the ‘presalt’ oil . Clarín, Reuters and the Brazilian Globo news agencies informed that AFF was positioned at the coastal area of Santos city. The Latin American nations see this action as a affront to their sovereignty. The not big surprise about the AFF reactivation occurred almost a year after Brazil discovered the 2nd biggest oil reserve in the last 20  years. Last week Brazil deployed warships and sent military troops to the southern part of the nation to show that it can protect its oil-rich waters . There is also negotiations with France to built a nuclear submarines to patrol these areas.