This news interview once again pushed Vargas to the forefront. The Brazilian people even spontaneously organized demonstrations. You must know that this is completely different from collusion within the military.
After all, the Eddy brothers were criminals clearly convicted of treason by the government, and Mr. Vargas, as the chairman of the Labor Party, was revealed to be the boss behind the rebels. How could such news not trigger a strong backlash from the public.
Some reporters even blocked the Natal Naval Base and wanted to interview Fang Lang. However, Fang Lang would definitely not deal with such a matter personally, so he directly chose to send the reporters to the Navy Department.
The attitude expressed by the Navy Ministry when faced with reporters' inquiries is also very intriguing. It neither admitted nor denied it, but sent reporters away with a "no comment".
This matter was quickly interpreted in depth by professional commentators as saying that the Admiralty's attitude showed that they had suspicions, but because there was no substantial evidence, they could only make no comment.
As the matter continues to ferment, more and more media people have come forward to express their opinions on the matter. Almost everyone is convinced that Mr. Vargas is the mastermind behind the Eddie Brothers' anti-government forces.
After all, almost all the Eddie brothers, from old Eddie to the later Eddie brothers, have a close relationship with Mr. Vargas. It can even be said that the Eddie family is the direct descendant of Mr. Vargas.
There are different opinions on why Mr. Vargas asked the Eddie brothers to form a rebel force in Brazil, but there is one theory that is most recognized by people.
That is, the Eddie Brothers rebels 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 recruit the Eddie Brothers' armed forces as soon as possible, which will become his political achievement.
Of course, there are also many believers in speculation. For example, many people believe that this is a private armed force that Vargas cultivated for himself. This statement is also recognized by many Brazilian people.
But without exception, this is a huge blow to Mr. Vargas's status in Brazil, and some even label the Labor Party as a party that supports treason.
For a time, people within the Labor Party were unstable. People kept questioning Mr. Vargas, making Vargas almost a street rat that everyone wanted to beat.
In October 1947, in order to maintain the image of the Labor Party, a conference was held within the Labor Party to vote on whether Mr. Vargas was still suitable to continue to serve as party chairman. As a result, the Labor Party voted 90% in favor. ousted Mr Vargas from his position as Labor Party chairman.
The new chairman of the Labor Party is the Labor Party's No. 3 figure Vigil. This election result greatly surprised Vargas. After all, in his mind, the most suitable person to succeed him should be the Labor Party's No. 2 figure Gu. Terra.
As for Mr. Vargas, he was directly removed from all positions in the party 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 in disgrace, the labor union’s internal unions announced a merger with unions established independently by companies such as Fangyuan Group.
It has become the largest worker rights protection organization in Brazil. The leaders of the former trade unions of Fangyuan Group have joined the Labor Party. The head of the Federation of Trade Unions is the former head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Fangyuan Group.
The Fangyuan Group's status within the Labor Party instantly became transcendent, which meant that the Fangyuan Group completed its initial layout in the Brazilian political arena. Brazil's three largest political parties, the Labor Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the National League, are full of MPs supported by the Fangyuan Group.
The Fang family began to substantially influence decision-making in Brazilian politics.
While Xin Shiliang was commanding all forces in the Fangyuan Group to launch a campaign against Mr. Vargas, Fang Lang did not get too involved in the matter.
After arranging Xin Shiliang's work, Fang Lang began to shift his attention to a major event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
That is, the United States organized 18 Latin American countries to hold a meeting in Rio de Janeiro to sign the Inter-American Mutual Assistance Treaty.
In fact, this treaty was being brewed by the United States as early as early 1947, and Fang Lang, who came from a later generation, was also very clear about the main contents of this treaty.
The most important one is that "an attack on any American country will be considered an attack on all American countries."
This was actually a collective defense treaty under the leadership of the United States, which paved the way for the subsequent establishment of NATO.
Fang Lang knew very well that this so-called Rio Treaty was just a piece of waste paper, mainly to legitimize the Pan-American system led by the United States.
Later, when the Falklands War broke out between Britain and Argentina, the United States' actions towards treaty country Argentina made all Latin American countries realize this.
This treaty was obviously not something that Fang Lang could stop, but he had to pay close attention to this treaty. 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 establishment date of the American CIA has been determined?"
Fang Lang looked at Zhong Ze in front of him in surprise. He knew that CIA was a product of the Cold War, but he didn't know exactly when it appeared.
When he went to the United States several times and failed to find the CIA department, he realized that he should take advantage of the initial establishment of the CIA to look for opportunities to send suitable people to this department.
Now that I heard Zhong Ze's report, I immediately knew that this matter had a result.
"Then did our plan succeed?"
Zhong Ze looked at Fang Lang with admiration in his eyes. He did not expect that Fang Lang could predict in advance that the United States would establish such an intelligence agency. Anyone who understands can understand the influence such an agency will have in the future. .
“In the past two years, we have been searching for outstanding students from poor families in American universities and have screened out more than 30 suitable candidates from several universities in the United States.
This time we suggested that they participate in cia's selection, and eight of them were successfully selected. Now they have entered cia's first professional skills training list. If nothing else, they can all join cia smoothly. "
"Oh! Then can we ensure their loyalty?"
“The identities we have always indicated to them are the Morgan Consortium, the Rockefeller Consortium and the scholarship institutions under our Global Group.
These identities can withstand investigation. Even when the CIA conducts screening, it is absolutely impossible for them to find any problems. After all, we originally provide scholarships to schools through the names of these companies.
Even they themselves don't know our identity. As for the issue of loyalty, it's still out of the question. But don't worry, since we have chosen them, we are sure to be able to control them.
Now they are all our secret chess, and we will only use them when we need them, or when the opponent reaches a department that is useful to us. "
Seeing the confident look on Zhong Ze's face, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction. He knew that Zhong Ze and the others' previous experiences and being able to lurk in the Japanese-occupied areas for a long time without being discovered must have their own merits.
Since they are sure that they can control these people, of course they have to give them enough trust.
"Well! You are professional and I trust you, but I want to emphasize again that as long as they are not planning to start taking action against us, we should not make any changes.
But all intelligence about our Brazil must be reported to me as soon as possible, do you understand? "
"Yes, boss!"
"If there is an opportunity, we will find a way to move them to the department responsible for our Brazilian side. Only in this way can they play their due role."
"Boss, please rest assured that the people we selected are all young people who can speak Portuguese. If CIA wants to open an intelligence unit targeting Brazil, it will definitely give priority to these young people who can speak Portuguese."
Seeing that Zhong Ze seemed to be prepared, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good, I'll leave it to you. In addition to this group of people, the selection of new people should not stop. From now on, the more people we have in this department, the better.
We do not want to carry out any sabotage operations, but we must be able to grasp any moves they make against our Brazil in a timely manner.
Also, with the establishment of cia, it means that the struggle for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union has begun to take shape. If possible, I hope you can see if there is a way to arrange for someone to break into the Soviet Union's kgb.
I don’t want these two intelligence agencies to cause trouble in Brazil in the future, but we have nothing to do. "
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 sneak into kgb than it is to sneak into cia in the United States.
Moreover, the domestic environment of the Soviet Union also determined that the Soviet Union had an advantage over the United States in terms of counterintelligence.
As Zhong Ze, who had come into contact with organizations related to the same faith in his hometown, he seemed a little hesitant after hearing Fang Lang's request.
“Boss, our identity does not allow us to easily enter the Soviet Union, so it may be very difficult to place our personnel there.
However, since you have an idea, we will definitely try every possible means. If it doesn't work, we will see if we can find their people and then instigate rebellion.
If the Soviet Union really wants to arrange personnel to enter Brazil, I think we should have the local advantage. 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 was blinded. He only wanted to send people to others, but he forgot to strengthen prevention on his own side and strengthen the local counter-espionage force.
There is now a Logistics Division II under him. Although the strength is still relatively weak, they also have another identity, the Natal branch of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency!
As long as Silio Reich is given the opportunity to go one step further and work in the Brazilian General Intelligence Agency, he can begin to exert influence on Brazil's own intelligence agency.
Moreover, the current person in charge of counterintelligence work in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency is his good brother Major Abubakari Blackwell.
It's just that Brazil doesn't pay much attention to intelligence work now. The intelligence bureau has obvious shortcomings in terms of level, scale, and even capabilities. It seems that I want to find an opportunity to have a good chat with Blackwell.
Fang Lang, who wanted to understand this, did not hesitate and directly picked up the phone and called Sirio Leitch:
"Leitch, help me make an appointment with Major Blackwell. I will invite him to have lunch at my home in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow. You will come with me then."
Silio Leitch couldn't help but be stunned after receiving Fang Lang's order. He didn't realize that Fang Lang and Blackwell were obviously good brothers. If they wanted to have dinner together, why not make an appointment by himself instead of making an appointment through himself.
When he heard that he was asked to accompany the other party, he immediately understood what Fang Lang meant. This was obviously to pave the way for him to work in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency.
If it had been the case, he might have been very happy, but now after working with Fang Lang for a long time, he no longer takes his identity as the head 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 held and the number of people under him were no longer comparable to those in the past.
Up to now, the Natal Station of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency still has only about 20 people, but the Logistics Division 2, which is affiliated with 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 Brazilian Intelligence Agency.
And all of this was brought to them by Fang Lang. Even their wages and expenses were all paid by Fang Lang. It could be said that Fang Lang was the master of the Second Department of their Logistics Department.
With Fang Lang's strong support, the largest intelligence agency in Brazil is actually no longer the so-called Brazilian Intelligence Agency, but their second logistics department that no one knows about.
Silio Leitch has a really high position in the Second Logistics Division. He is the head of the intelligence department who can report directly to Major General Fang Lang. This makes him feel a much greater sense of belonging to the Second Logistics Division than not. The Brazilian intelligence service is in trouble.
At the same time, he and all the members of the Second Logistics Division had already sworn allegiance to Fang Lang. As for the original identity of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, Sirio Reich would have almost forgotten it if Fang Lang hadn't taken the initiative to mention it this time.
In addition to regularly sending some routine reports to their superiors, they seem to be in a tacit state of understanding with their superiors. Blackwell must have been behind all of this.
Now it seems that Fang Lang is not satisfied with the current situation of the Second Logistics Department, so he is ready to take action against the unknown Brazilian Intelligence Agency.
"Yes, boss!"
Sirio Leitch, who wanted to understand the joints, accepted Fang Lang's order without hesitation and dialed Blackwell's number.
When Blackwell received the call, he was obviously stunned for a while, and then he laughed and happily accepted the invitation.
He has a close relationship with Colonel Adams Teach, and he has long known that Captain Adams Teach is now Fang Lang's man. Adams Teach, who was originally marginalized, has now entered the Naval Staff and became a Vice Chief of Naval Staff.
Although the military rank has not changed, judging from the work he is responsible for and Adams Teach's own statement, it is not far from the time when he becomes a general.
This made Blackwell jealous. If Fang Lang could give him a push, he might have a chance to go further!
It's a pity that the current Brazilian Intelligence Bureau is not taken seriously. The highest officer is only a lieutenant colonel. If he is promoted to a lieutenant colonel, he will be the director of the intelligence bureau at most. It is better to change positions and go further.
