Brazil – Celso Amorim, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s foreign policy aide, expressed his country’s deep concern about any potential US military intervention in Venezuela, describing its potential consequences as “very devastating for all of South America.”
In statements to French media, Amorim warned that such a move was unacceptable, stressing: “We cannot accept foreign interference, because it would provoke enormous resentment… It could ignite tension in South America and lead to political extremism across the entire continent.”
These Brazilian warnings come amid escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas. This comes a day after US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford and a group of accompanying warships to the US Southern Command area. Venezuela accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in its affairs under various pretexts, most notably the fight against drug trafficking.
This was preceded by a call made by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last Thursday, in which he warned the United States against waging a “crazy war,” following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of authorizing covert operations against Venezuela.
Lula and Trump: A possible meeting in Malaysia
Separately, Celso Amorim confirmed that President Lula da Silva will refrain from “lecturing” US President Donald Trump. This will likely happen during a potential meeting between the two leaders this week on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is expected to do the same.
Amorim highlighted the importance of dialogue, saying, “Dialogue must take place to reach points of agreement, on issues such as the strict US tariffs,” ahead of the meeting, which has yet to be finalized.
