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.