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- Flavio Bolsonaro offered Washington a rare-earths supply-chain plan to weaken China’s grip.
- The 22-page document was written in English and dated March 19, 2026.
- Andre Marinho, a Bolsonaro ally, drafted the plan for the Rockbridge Network, founded by J.D. Vance.
- Marinho confirmed he authored the plan and that it never reached any American official.
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva refused U.S. deals, citing a law banning unprocessed ore exports.