Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 556 Current Status of the Intelligence Bureau

Author: Durian Shield

Chapter 556 Current Status of the Intelligence Agency

At noon the next day, Fang Lang took Sirio Leitch on a special plane and flew directly to Rio de Janeiro.

Recently, Rio de Janeiro had 18 heads of state meeting here, so both the public security and the market environment were much better. When Fang Lang and his party got off the plane, they found that the security at the airport had been significantly strengthened.

Fortunately, Fang Lang is a senior general of the Brazilian military, and the plane he flew was his own military's special plane, so he didn't need to go to the civilian terminal at all.

As soon as he got off the plane, Fang Lang saw Major Abubakari Blackwell, standing in front of a motorcade with a serious look on his face, neatly dressed in military uniform, waiting for him.

Fang Lang didn't expect that the other party would actually come to pick him up. He quickly walked off the plane with laughter and extended his right hand to Major Blackwell from a distance.

Major Blackwell, who was waiting for Fang Lang, saw Fang Lang laughing, and his serious face instantly blossomed into a flower, and a standard military salute came from a distance.

Although he has a good relationship with Fang Lang, in the end he only has the rank of major, and Fang Lang is indeed a rear admiral. There is a huge gap in military rank between the two.

Seeing Blackwell salute him, Fang Lang smiled and raised his right hand, tapped it lightly on his forehead, then put it down naturally and extended his hand to the other person.

This casual attitude served Blackwell well.

"Haha... Blackwell, didn't I make an appointment with you to have dinner at my house? Why did you come to the airport to pick me up?"

As Fang Lang spoke, he reached out and shook hands with the other person and gave him a big hug, which made the ground staff around the airport look sideways. After all, everyone could see the shining general star on Fang Lang's military uniform.

The man opposite was just a major officer.

With such a huge identity gap, the general actually took the initiative to hug each other, which shows that the relationship between the two is obviously very close.

Blackwell also felt Fang Lang's enthusiasm. He did not expect that Fang Lang would not take his military rank seriously at all, which made his heart full of gratitude.

"Haha... General Fang comes to Rio de Janeiro to treat me to a meal. Of course I have to come to greet him! Otherwise, it will look very disrespectful to the officer."

Blackwell gave Fang Lang a tight hug and joked with a smile on his face. It was only after he felt Fang Lang's attitude that he dared to joke with him like this, otherwise he would not dare to say such things.

"What are you saying about disrespecting your commander? We are brothers. Seeing you come to pick me up at the airport today reminds me of the time when I returned to Sao Paulo from the army to visit my relatives, and you were the one who picked me up at the Sao Paulo Airport.

Times have changed, and it has been so long. I never thought that you would pick me up in Rio de Janeiro this time."

"If you spread the news that you are returning to Rio today, I don't know how many people will come to receive you. I can't even squeeze in. This is because you only informed me and gave me such an opportunity."

"Haha... You are right, this is a purely private party for us, so don't let too many people know about it."

After saying that, the two of them let go of their embrace. Sirio Leitch, who had been following Fang Lang, also walked off the plane with a smile on his face. He stood at attention and saluted Blackwell with a smile:

"Hello, sir."

Seeing this, Blackwell smiled and returned a military salute:

"Hello Sirio Leitch, this time I have to trouble General Fang to personally support you. It seems that your boy is making progress!"

Sirio Leitch heard this and smiled slightly.

"It's all thanks to the two officers!"

Fang Lang saw the two of them greeting each other, smiled and patted their shoulders and said:

"Okay, we are all brothers, don't be too polite, let's get in the car and chat."

After saying that, he smiled and walked to the car parked aside. The purpose of Fang Lang's visit this time was related to the intelligence department. He didn't want too many people to know about his arrival, so he got into the car first.

Blackwell and Sirio Leitch looked at each other, smiled and nodded, then Sirio Leitch opened the car door on the other side of Fang Lang and motioned for Blackwell to get in the car.

Blackwell was not polite and got in directly.

After both of them got in the car, Silio Reich closed the car door, raised his eyes and took a look at the airport environment to make sure that no one was paying attention to the situation here, then opened the passenger door and got in.

As several people got into the car, the guards and soldiers who came to protect Fang Lang also boarded other vehicles.

"You must be very busy these days!"

The motorcade slowly drove out of the airport, and Fang Lang smiled and asked Blackwell beside him.

"Yes! Recently, the heads of eighteen American countries have come to Rio de Janeiro. We have a lot of work during this time.

But we are only responsible for the security work, which is quite complicated, but not as stressful as imagined."

As the head of the counterintelligence department of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, Blackwell behaved calmly during such a major event.

Fang Lang didn't know whether to say that the other party was big-hearted or what to say.

From the other party's attitude, Fang Lang felt that Blackwell was not actually interested in his current job, or that he was not satisfied with his current job.

This made Fang Lang, who had originally planned to promote him to the position of director of the Intelligence Bureau, hesitate. After thinking for a while, he tried with a smile:

"Why, judging from what you're saying, it seems like you're not satisfied with your current job!"

Blackwell didn't expect Fang Lang to ask him this directly. He raised his eyes and glanced at Sirio Leitch, who was sitting in the passenger seat in front of him, and found that this guy didn't seem to hear anything and was staring straight ahead.

Looking at Fang Lang who was still looking at him with a smile on his face, he understood that the other person was telling him that everyone here was one of his own.

Seeing this, Blackwell had nothing to hide and smiled and said:

"You also know how I was transferred to this department. I have no problem leading troops in war, but I really don't have the talent to deal with spies.

Moreover, with the end of the war, the work functions of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency have begun to gradually shrink, and the support of the Ministry of National Defense has also become less and less. Now I don’t know how long our Intelligence Agency can go on."

Fang Lang frowned when he said this. He didn't expect that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency would be so ignored by the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. Are they preparing to put the swords and guns in storage and let them go to Nanshan?

Logically speaking, it should be impossible! Although the world war is over now, countries around the world are not at peace. There are wars everywhere. Even if the Americas seem safer, there is no reason to reduce investment in intelligence!

"What do you mean? Is your intelligence department so ignored now?"

"Our director is looking for connections to be transferred to the General Staff Headquarters. What do you think?"

This really caught Fang Lang off guard! According to Fang Lang's idea, although the Brazilian Intelligence Agency is not directly under the state, as the only intelligence agency in the hands of the Ministry of National Defense, it will not be reduced to the point where no one cares about it!

Later, Fang Lang also saw from the news that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency was a department that even dared to monitor the president's phone calls. Why did it seem like there was a risk of being abolished at any time at this time?

If that were the case, wouldn't my plan be in vain?

"This is our only military intelligence agency in Brazil. It's impossible for the Ministry of National Defense not to understand the importance of intelligence! If this is the case, wouldn't we be blinded if a war breaks out in the future?"

Hearing Fang Lang's words, Blackwell smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"It will not be directly abolished. As far as I know, there are three main reasons why our Intelligence Bureau will face such an embarrassing situation. One is that the Intelligence Bureau falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense.

The government is not willing to invest too much in this area, and our funds are all raised by the Ministry of National Defense.

At the beginning, because during the war, the military paid more attention to intelligence, so it was willing to spend part of its military expenditures to develop the intelligence bureau.

But with the end of the war, the National Defense Forces shifted its focus to updating equipment, and advanced equipment is expensive. Warships, aircraft, and tanks all require a large amount of funds to purchase.

The funding for our intelligence agencies has naturally been reduced."

Fang Lang nodded when he heard this. He could understand this. To be honest, the intelligence department's demand for funds is very scary. Whether it is to maintain the operation of the department, maintain the informant network, or instigate rebellion and purchase intelligence, these are all

Requires large amounts of capital investment.

This is also the reason why later generations of the American CIA ended up participating in drug trafficking. After all, the American CIA is huge in scale and has to invest huge amounts of money around the world. The national allocation alone is not enough for the officials to put it in their own pockets!

The CIA has a network all over the world, which creates conditions for CIA executives to do business. If it is not used properly, it will be a waste of resources.

Therefore, it is natural that some people will find ways to raise their own funds. Of course, these funds cannot be put into one person's pocket, but everyone must have a share. Only in this way can everyone put it into their pockets with peace of mind.

However, the Brazilian Intelligence Service is only a military intelligence agency affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. When the leaders do not have the corresponding ability to raise funds themselves, it is understandable that the department's situation is deteriorating.

After all, an intelligence bureau chief who only waits for funding from his superiors obviously cannot make the intelligence bureau operate.

Needless to say, Blackwell is obviously not an officer with such courage. If this continues, it will be impossible for the Brazilian Intelligence Agency not to be left alone.

Thinking of this, Fang Lang glanced at Sirio Reich, who was sitting in the passenger seat, intentionally or unintentionally, trying to see how he would react to this.

But he found that the other party had a serious face and was looking straight ahead. After thinking about the other party's usual work, I guess it would be okay to ask him to investigate something, but it would be difficult for him to raise funds.

This made him sigh and continue to look at Blackwell.

"This second reason has something to do with the 18-nation Conference of the Americas. As far as I know, one of the topics in this conference is intelligence sharing among countries.

In this regard, the United States has also very generously stated that it will actively share the intelligence it has collected about various countries.

This makes many officials in the Ministry of Defense feel that the existence of the Intelligence Agency is unnecessary. Instead of continuing to consume the defense budget, it is better to wait for the Americans to pass on intelligence to us."

Hearing this, Fang Lang couldn't help but blurt out:

"madness!"

Hearing Fang Lang's words, Blackwell smiled bitterly and shook his head. He did not comment on Fang Lang's words. After all, he was just a minor major and had no right to dictate the decisions of the superiors.

"As for the third reason, the performance of our intelligence agency during the encirclement and suppression of the Eddie Brothers rebels was disappointing.

Many officers in the army have even cursed our intelligence agency as a waste that will only waste military expenditures, and the new army secretary has even stated that he will set up his own intelligence agency."

Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this. In the process of encircling and suppressing the Eddie brothers' anti-government forces, the performance of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency was indeed disappointing, but the meaning of the army made him see a slightly different meaning.

This is just a drunkard's intention. On the surface, he is dissatisfied with the work of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, but in fact, he wants to establish an intelligence agency unique to the army!

It seems that the new Secretary of the Army is not a simple man! He wants to get rid of the Navy and the Air Force and play alone!

If this is the case, Fang Lang can certainly learn from the Army and establish the Navy's own intelligence agency. Moreover, since he has the Second Logistics Department, this intelligence agency must be more powerful than the Army.

But things certainly cannot be calculated simply like this. If you have the opportunity to bring the entire Brazilian Intelligence Agency under your command, why should you give the Army the opportunity to establish its own intelligence agency?

Isn't this a duplication of agencies? It's a pure waste of military spending! If your Army has this spare money, why not give it to me, and I will help you run the intelligence agency. When you need any information, I will just provide it to you.

In Fang Lang's view, these three reasons are two problems, one is the funding issue, and the other is the uneasy good intentions of the Americans.

The uneasy good intentions of the Americans cannot stop the operation of Brazil's own intelligence agency. After all, the other party said that intelligence can be shared, but it did not ask Brazil to cancel its own intelligence agency!

In the final analysis, the biggest problem facing the Brazilian Intelligence Agency now is actually the problem of funding. As long as this biggest problem can be solved, the Ministry of National Defense will not really choose to abolish its own intelligence department.

After thinking about this, Fang Lang did not express his opinion immediately, but looked out the window at the scenery of downtown Rio de Janeiro.

The current situation is undoubtedly an opportunity for him, an opportunity to control Brazil's only intelligence agency, but as the chief officer of the Navy's aircraft carrier fleet, he cannot directly come out and ask to take over the work of the intelligence agency.

The best way is of course to choose a suitable person to manage the Intelligence Bureau on your behalf, while you hide behind the scenes and control everything.

However, the Americans' sinister intentions also made Fang Lang very wary. As Brazil's only intelligence agency, if he really performed too well, the Americans would definitely find a way to get him on board.

At that time, he might become the cannon fodder of the Americans and be responsible for fighting against the Soviet KGB. This is not what Fang Lang wants to see.

Of course, the intelligence agency under its own control must have absolute autonomy, only obey its own orders, and safeguard its own and Brazil's interests.

The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union is none of their business. Instead of participating in it, it would be better to sit back and watch the fight. It would be best if the battlefield between the two sides can be driven out of Brazil.

At the same time, he also recalled that in history, the real development and growth of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency had to wait until the military government came to power in 1964 and implemented military control over the country. The Intelligence Agency monitored the resistance forces on a large scale across the country.

(End of chapter)