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Igor Patrick

For the first time, American and Chinese troops are taking part in a joint military exercise led by the Brazilian Armed Forces, Brazil’s navy has announced.
Operation Formosa, one of Latin America’s largest military exercises, has been held since 1988. The operation takes place near the city of Formosa, Brazil, and is unrelated to Taiwan, which officially went by the same name in 1895.
About 3,000 military personnel began training on Wednesday, with the exercises expected to continue until next Tuesday, according to the Brazilian defence ministry.
Last year at Operation Formosa, the US sent troops from the US Southern Command, while China took part as an observer.

This year marks the first time both countries have sent military personnel to the exercise, with 33 from the Chinese Navy and 54 from the US Navy, a Brazilian Armed Forces spokesperson told the Post.
Officers from Argentina, France, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Republic of Congo and South Africa are also taking part in the exercises.
“It is customary to invite friendly nations to participate in these exercises,” the Brazilian Navy said in a statement on Saturday.
“The importance of such invitations is directly linked to the opportunity to promote greater integration between the Brazilian Navy and the forces of friendly nations.”
When asked about the operation, the US Department of Defence referred the Post to US Southcom, which could not immediately be reached for comment.
Brazil’s defence ministry said the purpose of the exercises was to simulate amphibious operations in which warships conduct attacks on a hostile coastal region and plan to land on a designated beach.
It added that “all weapons used will use live ammunition”, facilitating interoperability and integration of the navy, army and air force “in addition to promoting the exchange of experiences with allied forces from other countries”.

The Chinese and American militaries have not held joint military exercises since 2016, when Washington invited Beijing to the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, also known as Rimpac. For that, Beijing sent five warships and about 1,200 troops.
However, in subsequent editions of Rimpac, the Pentagon withdrew its invitation as punishment for China’s “continued militarisation of disputed features in the South China Sea”, according to then-Pentagon spokesman Christopher Logan.
The most recent Rimpac took place in July this year and the Chinese military was again excluded because of Beijing’s “reluctance to adhere to international rules or norms and standards”, said US Navy Vice-Admiral John Wade, who commanded the exercise.
China’s involvement in Operation Formosa marks the latest step in expanding military cooperation between Beijing and Brasilia.
In 2015, Chinese troops took part in training programmes at Brazil’s Jungle Warfare Training Centre in Manaus, Amazonas state. This collaboration was later extended to the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Centre, which hosted Chinese students in 2017.
Last year, officers from the PLA Navy visited Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia for discussions with their Brazilian counterparts.
And in July, General Tomas Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, commander of the Brazilian army, visited Beijing to “strengthen cooperation in academic affairs” and explore “collaborations in the fields of science, technology and defence industry,” according to the local newspaper Estadao.


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Annual training operation staged since 1988 this year draws about 3,000 military personnel from ‘forces of friendly nations’


Annual training operation staged since 1988 this year draws about 3,000 military personnel from ‘forces of friendly nations’.
