President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva © AP / Eraldo Peres
Brazil condemned the United States military attack on Venezuela, calling the raid which resulted in president Nicolas Maduro being captured, a dangerous violation of sovereignty and global law that threatens to destabilise Latin America.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stated that bombing and capture of Maduro "crossed an unacceptable limit".
In a message on the portal X Lula stated that these activities constitute "serious insult to Venezuela's sovereignty" and are "Another highly dangerous precedent for the full global community".
"This action resembles the worst moments of interference with Latin American and Caribbean politics and threatens to keep the region as a peace zone" said Lula, calling on the UN to "a strong reaction."
In consequence to the Brazilian crisis, the government convened an extraordinary cabinet meeting, focusing on 2 urgent priorities:
the situation along the vast Brazilian-Venezuel border and the safety of Brazilian citizens.
The condemnation of Brazil repeated respective BRICS members. The Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs identified the US operation as ‘act of armed aggression’, calling for restraint and informing against further escalation of conflict.
The Chinese Ministry of abroad Affairs expressed "deep shock’ These events, calling Washington to "to halt violating the sovereignty and safety of another countries".
American peculiar forces raided this oil-rich South American country and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife during a Saturday raid.
They were both brought back to the US and charged with a drug conspiracy – allegations that Maduro has long denied, arguing that Washington sought to change the government and gain Venezuela's resources.
President Donald Trump stated that the United States would now be ‘rule’ Venezuela and control its oil production until the appropriate time "transmitting power"at the same time threatening to carry out "second much bigger attack", If Caracas refuses to cooperate.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/630484-brazil-condemns-us-venezuela/
