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            <div class="image-caption">MIAMI (March 13, 2023) U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Brazil's Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Adm. Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, and the command’s senior enlisted advisor, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, walk to the entrance to the command's headquarters. Aguiar Freire met with Richardson and SOUTHCOM leadership to discuss cooperation and the regional security environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erica Bechard)</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">MIAMI (March 13, 2023) Brazil's Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Adm. Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, speaks to U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and SOUTHCOM leadership during a visit to the command's headquarters. Aguiar Freire met with Richardson and SOUTHCOM leadership to discuss cooperation and the regional security environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erica Bechard)</div>
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    <div><b>By SOUTHCOM Public Affairs</b> <span class="date">/ Published March 14, 2023</span></div>
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    <p>MIAMI (March 14, 2023) -- Brazil's Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Adm. Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) today.</p>

<p>Adm. Freire met with SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson and other command leaders and experts to discuss continued military-to-military cooperation and the regional security environment.</p>

<p>Brazil and the United States, the two most populous democracies in the Western Hemisphere, enjoy a close bilateral relationship, including in the area of defense, on specific areas such as research and development, information exchanges, training and education, joint military exercises, and commercial initiatives related to defense matters.</p>
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