Questão número 637251

Read the text below in order to answer questions 46 to 50:

U.S.A – BRAZIL RELATIONS

The United States was the first country to recognize Brazil's independence in 1822. The two countries have traditionally enjoyed friendly, active relations encompassing a broad political and economic agenda. With the inauguration of Brazil's internationally oriented, reformist President Fernando Henrique Cardoso on January 1, 1995, U.S.–Brazil engagement and cooperation have intensified. This is reflected in the unprecedented number of high-level contacts between the two governments, including President Cardoso's state visit to Washington in April 1995, visits to Brazil by First Lady Hillary Clinton, and many other exchanges between U.S. and Brazilian cabinet and subcabinet officials. Important topics of discussion and cooperation have included trade and finance, hemispheric economic integration, United Nations reform and peacekeeping efforts, non-proliferation and arms control, a follow-up to the 1994 Miami Summit of the Americas, common efforts to help resolve the Peru-Ecuador border conflict, support for Paraguay's democratic development, human rights, counternarcotics, and environmental issues

According to the author, the U.S.A

• A.

  could have accepted Brazil's independence in 1822.

• B.

  did recognize Brazil's independence in 1822.

• C.

  was not willing to accept Brazil's independence in 1822.

• D.

  could have fought for Brazil's independence in 1822

• E.

  should have recognized Brazil's independence in 1822.