Brazilian President, Ministers Visit CIA Headquarters On Monday - Lawmaker

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and members of his administration visited the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in the US state of Virginia, the president's son and Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said in a statement on Monday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th March, 2019) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and members of his administration visited the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in the US state of Virginia, the president's son and Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said in a statement on Monday.

Eduardo Bolsonaro said via Twitter that his father and several cabinet ministers visited the CIA headquarters and discussed important with CIA experts and technicians topics of international interest in the region.

The Brazilian President is visiting Washington, DC for a meeting with US President Donald Trump as well as US business leaders and investors.

The White House said Trump and Bolsonaro will discuss a wide range of security concerns in the region, including the situation in Venezuela and the major role that the United States and Brazil are playing in the effort to provide humanitarian assistance to Caracas.

The two leaders also plan to look into opportunities for defense cooperation, pro-growth trade policies and fight against transnational crime, the White House added.