Trump says looking at giving Brazil NATO privileges

By Michael Hernandez</p> <p>WASHINGTON (AA) – The United States is looking &quot;very strongly&quot; at granting Brazil some NATO privileges, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.</p> <p>&quot;We're very inclined to do that,&quot; Trump told reporters at the White House, where he was meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. &quot;We are going to look at that very, very strongly in terms of whether it’s NATO or something having to do with alliance.&quot;</p> <p>The president did not elaborate on which privileges he is weighing, and his comments appear to leave open the option that whatever is under consideration could be a bilateral benefit separate from the transatlantic alliance. </p> <p>Trump has long been a critic of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, calling on other member states to shoulder more of its defense burden by increasing military spending.</p> <p>Brazil, however, has been seeking an upgrade within the alliance to the status of &quot;major non-NATO ally&quot;.</p> <p>The president further said he is supporting Brazil's bid to join the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a multinational organization geared towards bolstering economic advancement. </p> <p>Trump and Bolsonaro are expected to discuss trade, the situation in Venezuela and other matters during their meeting. The leaders are also slated to address the media later Tuesday during a joint press conference.

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