INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Brazil and the US team up to follow the money
Finance Minister Dario Durigan, flanked by Federal Police Chief Andrei Rodrigues (left) and Robinson Barreirinhas (right), head of Brazil’s tax authority. Photo: Washington Costa/MF
The Brazilian government announced one of its most consequential bilateral agreements with the United States in years: a real-time intelligence-sharing partnership to track illicit arms and drugs shipments moving between the two countries.
The deal was announced by Finance Minister Dario Durigan, and the government made sure to present it as a direct result of dialogue between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his US counterpart, Donald Trump.
The initiative links Brazil's Federal Revenue Service with the US Customs and Border Protection. At its core is…
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