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Brazil's Lula, Argentina's Milei clash over Venezuela at Mercosur summit

At the Mercosur summit, Lula warned US military action in Venezuela risks a humanitarian crisis while Milei supported US pressure on Caracas, as the EU-Mercosur trade deal was delayed.

  • Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned that armed intervention in Venezuela could lead to a "humanitarian catastrophe" for the hemisphere and a dangerous precedent for the world at the Mercosur summit.
  • Argentina's Javier Milei praised United States President Donald Trump's pressure on Venezuela, stating that "Argentina welcomes the pressure from the United States and Donald Trump to free the Venezuelan people."
  • The EU trade deal, which faces opposition from farmers in France and Italy, has been postponed to January 12, despite Lula asking the EU for "courage" on trade negotiations.
  • Lula and Milei clashed over Venezuela at the Mercosur summit, with Lula warning of a "humanitarian catastrophe" from armed intervention.
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Javier Milei encouraged the countries of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) to increase the pressure against Venezuela, accompanying the offensive of Donald Trump. During his intervention at the group summit held in Brazil, the president of Argentina strongly condemned the "atrocious and inhuman dictatorship" led by Nicolás Maduro.

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The Mercosur summit is held this weekend in the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu. The meeting takes place as the threat of a North American intervention in Venezuela increases tensions in the region and divides Mercosur. Brazilian President Lula warned against a "humanitarian catastrophe" in the event of an armed conflict in Venezuela while his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei, praised the US "pressure" on Caracas.

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Brazilian President Lula warned against a "humanitarian disaster" in the event of an armed conflict in Venezuela, Saturday at the Mercosur summit in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil, where his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei praised the US "pressure" on Caracas. ...

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Brazil's Lula, Argentina's Milei clash over Venezuela at Mercosur summit

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentina's Javier Milei on Saturday openly clashed at a regional summit about the fate of Venezuela, as US President Donald Trump ratchets up the pressure…

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elDiarioAR broke the news in on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
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