Bangladesh, July 10 -- In an official communication to Brazils Congress, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, known as Itamaraty, has acknowledged that “there exists a risk of US military force being used against Brazilian territory.” The warning references recent episodes in Venezuela, Colombia, and Cuba, and comes shortly after Washington designated the Brazilian criminal organizations Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as terrorist entities.

Brazils diplomatic establishment, dating all the way back to the Empire of Brazil (under Baron of Rio Branco), is historically cautious and conservative in its public statements. Even as the ministry notes that no fundamentally new intelligence points to imminent...