US EditionBrazil’s Lula Says US Warships in Caribbean Are a Source of ‘Tension’
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, stating it creates 'tension' that undermines regional peace during a BRICS summit.
- Lula emphasized that Latin America should remain a region of peace, referencing the Treaty of Tlatelolco which bans nuclear weapons.
- Lula called for BRICS support for expanding the UN Security Council and emphasized cooperation among developing countries on climate change.
- Following a U.S. attack on a boat from Venezuela, Maduro accused the U.S. of attempting to depose his government and preparing for possible conflict.
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At another time in his speech this Monday, Lula asked the other members of the BRICS to fight united in the face of the “trade war,” without naming U.S. President Donald Trump
Caracas, Venezuela. Brazil denounced on Monday the military presence of the United States in the waters of the southern Caribbean in a context of growing tension between the United States and Venezuela, which increased the troops at its borders.The United States deployed warships with 4,000 naval personnel in the Caribbean Sea, near Venezuela and sent over the weekend about ten F-35 fighters to Puerto Rico as part of an anti-narcotics operation.
For the President of Brazil, these tariffs serve as "a tool for the conquest of markets and to intervene in domestic matters". Lula says they "increase" the Brazilian institutions.
BRICS Summit: Lula Criticizes U.S. Military Presence in the Caribbean - teleSUR English
The Brazilian president denounces Washington’s deployment near Venezuela. On Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the U.S. military presence in the Caribbean during a virtual BRICS summit. RELATED: Brazil’s Lula Says His Country “Don’t Take Orders From Anyone” “The presence of armed forces from the world’s largest power in the Caribbean Sea is a factor of tension incompatible with the region’s vocation for peace,” Lul…
"Incompatible with the vocation of peace in the region": Lula rejected the US military presence in the Caribbean Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the US military presence in the Caribbean and said it is "a factor of tension incompatible with the vocation of peace in the region". [...] The BRICS Summit: Lula defended multilateralism and rejected the US military presence in the Caribbean appears first in NODAL.
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