History of South America the European theatre; however, several countries had skirmishes with German U-Boats and cruisers in the Caribbean and South Atlantic. Mexico sent a fighter squadron of 300 volunteers to the Pacific, the "Escuadrón 201" were known as the Aztec Eagles ("Aguilas Aztecas"). The Brazilian active participation on the battle field in Europe was divined after the Casablanca Conference. The President of the U.S., Franklin D. Roosevelt on his way back from Morocco met the President of Brazil, Getulio Vargas, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, this meeting is known as the Potenji River Conference, and defined the creation of the Brazilian
Ricky Vargas to run to avoid being cited in contempt by court despite the election head's view that the two are ineligible. Vargas secured a 24–15 victory over Cojuangco for the post of POC President ending the latter's long tenure. Vargas officially began his term on March 5, 2018 when he took his oath before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in the Malacañang Palace. The first board meeting under Vargas' tenure was held the day after where his predecessor turned over the POC flag to Vargas. He is the grandson of Jorge B. Vargas, who served as president of POC's predecessor, Philippine Amateur