The Brazilian leader also called on the EU to show “courage” and conclude a deal with the South American bloc.
Lula, Milei clash over US-Venezuela tensions
Speaking at a Mercosur summit, Lula warned that a US invasion of Venezuela could spark a humanitarian crisis. The Brazilian leader also called on the EU to show “courage” and conclude a deal with the South American bloc.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center), his Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (left) and his Finance Minister Fernando Haddad attend the Mercosur Heads of State Summit in Foz do Iguacu, Parana State, Brazil
During the opening remarks at the Mercosur summit, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) cautioned against a potential US military intervention in Venezuela
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvo on Saturday warned against US military action in Venezuela, saying such a move would spark a “humanitarian catastrophe.”
He made the comments at a summit for the five-member South American economic bloc Mercosur, which was taking place at the Iguacu Falls in southern Brazil.
At the same summit, Argentine President Javier Milei hailed Washington’s attempts to exert pressure on Caracas.
Venezuela was suspended from the bloc in 2016.Live TV
Lula, Milei clash over US-Venezuela tensions
Speaking at a Mercosur summit, Lula warned that a US invasion of Venezuela could spark a humanitarian crisis. The Brazilian leader also called on the EU to show “courage” and conclude a deal with the South American bloc.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center), his Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (left) and his Finance Minister Fernando Haddad attend the Mercosur Heads of State Summit in Foz do Iguacu, Parana State, Brazil
During the opening remarks at the Mercosur summit, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) cautioned against a potential US military intervention in Venezuela
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvo on Saturday warned against US military action in Venezuela, saying such a move would spark a “humanitarian catastrophe.”
He made the comments at a summit for the five-member South American economic bloc Mercosur, which was taking place at the Iguacu Falls in southern Brazil.
At the same summit, Argentine President Javier Milei hailed Washington’s attempts to exert pressure on Caracas.
Venezuela was suspended from the bloc in 2016.
Argentine President Javier Milei, Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi pose while holding hands in front of waterfall in Foz do Iguacu in BrazilArgentine President Javier Milei, Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi pose while holding hands in front of waterfall in Foz do Iguacu in Brazil
Both Argentina and Brazil are full members of the five-country Mercosur bloc, whose leaders met at the Igaucu Falls
What did Lula and Milei say about US intervention in Venezuela?
Brazil’s left-wing president warned of negative consequences for the Americas if the US was to engage in military operations in Venezuela.
“An armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian catastrophe for the hemisphere and a dangerous precedent for the world,” Lula said in opening comments to the Mercosur summit.
Meanwhile, Milei, who is a close ally of US President Donald Trump and a fierce advocate of austerity and free market reforms, hailed Washington’s approach to Caracas.
“Argentina welcomes the pressure from the United States and Donald Trump to free the Venezuelan people. The time for a timid approach on this matter has run out,” said the Argentine president, who also attended the summit.
