Brazilian President: Military intervention in Venezuela will result in a humanitarian catastrophe
He said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday, during the opening of the Mercosur summit, said US military intervention in Venezuelawill be "Humanitarian catastrophe".
If it weren’t for him, he said "Four decades after the Spanish War, the South American continent is once again threatened by the presence of a foreign military force"During the summit held in the city of Foz do Iguaçu in southern Brazil.
He added that "Military intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian disaster for the southern hemisphere and a dangerous precedent for the world.".
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the network "NBC" Broadcast Friday, he does not rule out the possibility of going to war against Venezuela.
Drug trafficking in the Caribbean
Lula expressed on Thursday his willingness to mediate for "Peaceful solution" Between the United States and Venezuela with a goal "Avoiding armed conflict in Latin America"pointing out the possibility of communicating with his American counterpart.
Washington has strengthened its military deployment in the Caribbean region since last summer, and launched a series of strikes targeting boats that it says are suspected of being drug smugglers in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean.
At least 104 people have been killed in these strikes since the start of the operations. In addition, Trump announced at the beginning of this week "A complete ban" On oil tankers subject to US sanctions, whether sailing from or heading to Venezuela.
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