Officials Accuse USAID of Steering $60 Million to Left-Wing Causes in Latin America
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
Officials Accuse USAID of Steering $60 Million to Left-Wing Causes in Latin America
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
Summary
$60 million in U.S. funds sent to Brazil is at the center of new accusations that USAID backed groups aligned with left-wing political causes and efforts against alleged right-wing misinformation.
Kevin Marino Cabrera, the U.S. ambassador to Panama, said USAID had tried to run its own foreign policy and that dismantling the agency let the State Department and U.S. Southern Command refocus on disaster relief.
Eduardo Bolsonaro called the spending foreign election interference, alleging USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Atlantic Council financed censorship-friendly organizations under the Biden administration.
The allegations land as several Latin American countries have elected conservative leaders and as Brazil's Lula government has elevated DEI and anti-disinformation campaigns on the global stage.