Enemy submarine active off Brazilian coast according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 14 April 1942

An item reported that one or even more enemy submarines were active off the Brazilian north coast especially in the Parnahyba area and in the past week sunk or damaged at least four ships. In the Caribbean area were no attacks reported and north of that area in the western Atlantic theatre was the number of enemy submarines unchanged.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 125 dated 14 April 1942