Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Brazil, August 21 - The Brazilian government and military are currently monitoring the movement of U.S. ships heading toward an area near Venezuela, following an order from President Donald Trump. According to the UOL website, it is unlikely that the South American giant will intervene or comment at this time.
Trump dispatched three military vessels to the Venezuelan coast under the pretext of “stopping the flow of drugs” from the country to the United States, and he threatened to use force, days after doubling the reward for the capture of President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million. The ships have not yet arrived.
According to military sources cited by the site, the information from military authorities indicates, at least for now, that U.S. troops are located in the Caribbean Sea in international waters. However, this situation has raised alarm.
Government officials, according to the portal, believe that Trump is often “all talk and little action,” but in this case, it is still impossible to assess the situation due to the unpredictability of the Republican’s decisions.
At the Palácio do Planalto, the seat of the Executive Power, concerns persist that the threat of aggression may undermine the discourse on sovereignty.
The assessment is that, while distant from Maduro, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot remain silent if the crisis escalates, given the close ties between Caracas and Brasília and his insistence that South America is “a continent of peace and independence.”
According to military sources, the moment is to await possible national diplomatic decisions.
It is the responsibility of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense to evaluate whether it will be necessary to increase reinforcements in the border area, UOL reports.
Additionally, military circles confirm that the current force — not disclosed for security reasons — has maintained stability in the border area. They stated that there is no issue with the number of troops.
Members of the high command assert that Brazil has the strategic capacity and deployment capabilities to send more troops — including airborne vehicles and paratroopers — to the area if Lula’s administration decides to do so.
The Trump administration deployed over four thousand Marines and additional personnel in waters surrounding Latin America and the Caribbean to combat, as they argue, drug cartels.
In light of this show of force, several countries advocate for the region to be respected as a zone of peace and reject any actions that compromise the sovereignty of their peoples. (Text and Photo: Cubasí)
