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A infografia mostra o número de efetivos militares dos EUA estacionados no estrangeiro.
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DEFESA

Trump quer que os países paguem pelo privilégio de terem tropas dos EUA

March 8, 2019 - A Administração Trump tenciona exigir que os países que acolhem
tropas dos EUA paguem todos os custos mais 50 por cento pelo
privilégio de terem forças americanas estacionadas no seu solo.

In some cases, nations hosting U.S. military personnel could be asked to pay five to six times as much as they do now under the “Cost Plus 50” formula, according to Bloomberg News.

The move is being seen as a way of getting NATO partners to increase their defence spending – a key issue for President Trump since taking office.

Almost 200,000 American personnel were stationed in more than 160 countries at the end of 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Defence. In 2015, Politico estimated that it costs up to $100 billion annually to maintain U.S. forces abroad.

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PUBLISHED: 09/03/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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