This news interview once again put Vargas in the spotlight, and the Brazilian people even spontaneously organized marches and demonstrations. You have to know that this is completely different from the collusion within the military.
After all, the Eddie brothers were criminals who were clearly convicted of treason by the government, and Mr. Vargas, the chairman of the Labor Party, was revealed to be the boss behind the rebels. How could such news not cause a strong backlash from the people?
Some reporters even blocked the Natal Naval Base and wanted to interview Fang Lang, but Fang Lang would definitely not personally handle such a matter, so he chose to send the reporters directly to the Navy Department.
The attitude expressed by the Navy Department when facing reporters' inquiries was also very intriguing. It neither admitted nor denied it, but instead dismissed the reporters with a "no comment".
This incident was quickly interpreted by professional commentators as the attitude of the Navy Department showing that they had doubts, but because there was no substantial evidence, they could only say nothing.
As the incident continued to develop, more and more media people came forward to express their opinions on the matter, and almost everyone was convinced that Mr. Vargas was the mastermind behind the Eddie brothers' anti-government armed forces.
After all, the Eddie brothers' family, from old Eddie to the later Eddie brothers, have almost all had a close relationship with Mr. Vargas. It can even be said that the Eddie family is Mr. Vargas' direct lineage.
There are many different opinions as to why Mr. Vargas allowed the Eddie brothers to form a rebel force in Brazil, but there is one theory that is most acceptable to people.
That is, the Eddie brothers' anti-government armed forces are the weapons used by Mr. Vargas to attack the prestige of the current government. As long as Mr. Vargas is re-elected as the President of Brazil, he will inevitably incorporate the Eddie brothers' armed forces as soon as possible and make it his political achievement.
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Of course, there are many believers in many speculations. For example, many people believe that this is the private army that Vargas has trained for himself. This statement is also recognized by many Brazilian people.
But without exception, this was a huge blow to Mr. Vargas's standing in Brazil, and some even listed the Workers' Party as a party that supported treason.
For a time, there was instability within the Labor Party, and people kept questioning Mr. Vargas, making him almost a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill.
In October 1947, in order to maintain the image of the Labor Party, a conference was held within the Labor Party. Everyone voted on whether Mr. Vargas was still suitable to continue serving as party chairman. As a result, the Labor Party voted in favor of 90% to remove Mr. Vargas from the position of Labor Party chairman.
The new chairman of the Labor Party is Virgil, the party's third-ranked figure. This election result was far beyond Vargas's expectations. After all, in his mind, the most suitable person to succeed him should be Gutella, the party's second-ranked figure.
As for Mr. Vargas, he was directly removed from all party positions and expelled from the party.
Then, the Labor Party quickly announced the results of the meeting. Just two months after Vargas left the Labor Party he founded, the labor union organization within the Labor Party announced a merger with the labor union organizations independently established by Fangyuan Group and other companies.
It became the largest workers' rights protection organization in Brazil. Union leaders within the former Fangyuan Group joined the Workers' Party one after another, and the head of the General Trade Union was the former head of the General Trade Union of the Fangyuan Group.
Fangyuan Group's position within the Workers' Party instantly became transcendent, which meant that Fangyuan Group had completed its initial layout in Brazilian politics. Brazil's three largest political parties, the Workers' Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the National Alliance, were all filled with members of parliament supported by Fangyuan Group.
The Fang family began to have a substantial influence on decision-making in Brazilian politics.
While Xin Shiliang was directing the various forces of Fangyuan Group to launch a siege against Mr. Vargas, Fang Lang did not participate too much in this matter.
Long after arranging Xin Shiliang's work, Fang Lang began to shift his attention to a major event taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
That is, the United States organized 18 Latin American countries to hold a meeting in Rio de Janeiro and sign the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance.
In fact, the United States had been planning this treaty as early as early 1947, and Fang Lang, who came from later generations, was also very clear about the main content of this treaty.
The most important one is that "an attack on any country in the Americas will be considered an attack on all countries in the Americas."
This was actually a collective defense treaty led by the United States, which set a precedent for the later establishment of NATO.
Fang Lang knew very well in his mind that this so-called Rio Treaty was nothing more than a piece of waste paper, and its main purpose was to legitimize the Pan-American system led by the United States.
When the Falklands War broke out between Britain and Argentina later, the United States's actions towards its treaty country Argentina made all Latin American countries realize this.
This treaty was obviously not something Fang Lang could prevent, but he had to pay close attention to it. After all, this treaty involved defense issues.
After paying attention to this meeting for a while, Fang Lang's attention was attracted by another major event reported by Zhong Ze from the Investigation Department of Fangyuan Group.
"Are you saying that the CIA has already determined the date of its establishment?"
Fang Lang looked at Zhong Ze in front of him with some surprise. He knew that the CIA was a product of the Cold War, but he was not sure when it appeared.
When he did not find the CIA department during his several trips to the United States, he realized that he should find an opportunity to send suitable people into this department when the CIA was first established.
Now after hearing Zhong Ze’s report, I immediately knew that this matter had a result.
"Did our plan succeed?"
Zhong Ze looked at Fang Lang with eyes full of admiration. He did not expect that Fang Lang could foresee in advance that the United States would establish such an intelligence agency. Anyone with common sense could understand what kind of influence such an agency would have in the future.
"In the past two years, we have screened more than 30 suitable candidates from several American universities by searching for outstanding students from poor families.
This time we recommended them to participate in the CIA selection, and eight of them were successfully selected. Now they have entered the CIA's first professional skills training list. If nothing unexpected happens, they will all be able to join the CIA smoothly."
"Oh! Then can we ensure their loyalty?"
“We have always presented ourselves to them as a scholarship institution under the Morgan Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and our global group.
These identities can withstand investigation, including when the CIA conducts screening, they will definitely not find any problems. After all, we provide scholarships to schools in the name of these companies.
Even they themselves are not clear about our identities. As for the question of loyalty, it is out of the question for now. But don't worry, since we have chosen them, we are sure that we can control them.
Now they are all our hidden chess pieces. We will activate them when we need them or when they are in a department that is useful to us."
Looking at Zhong Ze's confident look, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction. He knew Zhong Ze and his team's previous experiences. They must have had their own strengths to be able to hide in the Japanese-occupied area for a long time without being discovered.
Since they are sure that they can control these people, he must of course give them enough trust.
"Well! You are a professional, I believe you, but I want to emphasize again that as long as they are not preparing to start taking action against us, we should not make any unusual moves.
But all intelligence about Brazil must be reported to me immediately, understand?"
"Yes, boss!"
"If there is an opportunity, we will try to transfer them to the department responsible for our Brazilian side. Only in this way can they play their due role."
"Please rest assured, boss. The people we have selected are all young people who can speak Portuguese. If the CIA wants to set up an intelligence department targeting Brazil, they will definitely give priority to these young people who can speak Portuguese."
Seeing that Zhong Ze seemed to be well prepared, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good, then I'll leave it to you. In addition to this batch of personnel, don't stop screening new personnel. From now on, the more people we have in this department, the better.
We don't intend to carry out any sabotage operations, but we must be able to grasp in a timely manner any actions they take against us in Brazil.
Also, with the establishment of the CIA, it means that the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union has begun to take shape. If possible, I hope you can see if there is any way to arrange for someone to infiltrate the Soviet KGB.
I don’t want these two intelligence agencies to cause trouble in Brazil in the future and we won’t be able to do anything about it.”
Brazil is too far away from the Soviet Union, and the exchanges between the two sides are not yet in-depth. Therefore, it is obviously much more difficult to arrange people to infiltrate the KGB than to infiltrate the CIA in the United States.
Moreover, the domestic environment in the Soviet Union also determined that the Soviet Union had more advantages than the United States in counterintelligence.
As Zhong Ze had come into contact with organizations with the same faith in his hometown, he seemed a little hesitant after hearing Fang Lang's request.
“Boss, we can’t easily enter the Soviet Union with our identities, so it may be very difficult to place our people there.
However, since you have an idea, we will definitely try our best to implement it. If it doesn't work, we will see if we can find their people and try to persuade them to defect.
If the Soviet Union really wants to send people to Brazil, I think we should have the advantage of being on the home ground. In this case, you might as well find a way to make good use of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency."
Fang Lang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He realized that he was blinded. He only thought about placing people in other places, but forgot to strengthen the defense on his own side and enhance the local anti-espionage force.
He now has a Second Logistics Department under his command. Although it is still relatively weak, they also have another identity as the Natal Branch of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency!
As long as Cilio Reci has the opportunity to go further and work for the Brazilian General Intelligence Agency, he can begin to exert influence on Brazil's own intelligence agency.
Moreover, the person in charge of counterintelligence work in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency is now his good brother, Major Abubakari Blackwell.
It's just that Brazil doesn't attach much importance to intelligence work now. The Intelligence Bureau has obvious deficiencies in terms of level, scale, and even capabilities. It seems that I have to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Blackwell.
After understanding this, Fang Lang did not hesitate and directly picked up the phone to call Sirio Recchi:
"Ritchie, help me make an appointment with Major Blackwell. I will invite him to lunch at my home in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow. You will accompany me then."
After receiving Fang Lang's order, Cirio Reci was stunned. He didn't realize that Fang Lang and Blackwell were good brothers. If they wanted to have dinner together, why didn't they make the appointment themselves, but made it through him.
When he heard that he was asked to accompany the other party, he immediately understood what Fang Lang meant. It was obvious that he wanted to pave the way for himself in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency.
If it were in the past, he might have been very happy, but now, after working with Fang Lang for a long time, he no longer took the identity of the chief of the Natal branch of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency seriously.
Given the importance Fang Lang attached to intelligence work, although his military rank was not high, the power he possessed and the people under his command were no longer comparable to the past.
To date, the Natal Station of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency still has only more than 20 people, but the Second Logistics Department of the Rio de Janeiro Aircraft Carrier Battle Group has nearly 1,500 intelligence personnel across the country.
This number even exceeds the total number of people in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency. More importantly, their professional skills far exceed those of the masters in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency.
All of this was brought to them by Fang Lang. Even their salaries and expenses were all paid by Fang Lang. It can be said that Fang Lang was the master of the Second Section of their Logistics Department.
With Fang Lang's strong support, the largest intelligence agency in Brazil is no longer the so-called Brazilian Intelligence Bureau, but their unknown Second Section of the Logistics Department.
Cirio Recchi holds a real high position of power in the Second Section of the Logistics Department. He is the head of the intelligence department and can report directly to Major General Fang Lang. This makes him feel a much stronger sense of belonging to the Second Section of the Logistics Department than to the mediocre Brazilian Intelligence Agency.
At the same time, he and all the members of the Second Section of the Logistics Department had already sworn allegiance to Fang Lang. As for his original identity as a member of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, if Fang Lang hadn't taken the initiative to mention it this time, Cilio Recchi would have almost forgotten it.
In addition to sending some routine reports to the higher-ups regularly, they and their superiors seemed to have reached a tacit understanding. All of this was definitely supported by Blackwell.
It now seems that Fang Lang is not satisfied with the current situation of the Second Section of the Logistics Department, so he is ready to take action against the unknown Brazilian Intelligence Agency.
"Yes, boss!"
Having figured out the ins and outs of the matter, Syrio Reich accepted Fang Lang's order without hesitation and called Blackwell.
When Blackwell received the call, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and after a long while he happily accepted the invitation with a laugh.
He has a close relationship with Colonel Adams Teach and has long known that Colonel Adams Teach is now Fang Lang's man. The formerly marginalized Adams Teach has now entered the Naval General Staff and become the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff since he got close to Fang Lang.
Although his military rank remained unchanged, judging from the work he was in charge of and Adams Teach's own words, it would not be long before he became a general.
This made Blackwell jealous. If Fang Lang could give him a push, he might have a chance to go further!
Unfortunately, the current Brazilian Intelligence Agency is not taken seriously, and the highest officer is only a lieutenant colonel. If I am promoted to lieutenant colonel, I can only be the director of the Intelligence Agency at most. It is better to change my position and make another step forward.
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