San Pablo: He was not and will not be a diplomat. In addition, he was included in the Lava Jato case in 2017 due to his relationship with President Lula da Silva. This is Joseli Batista, owner of the Brazilian multinational JBS based in Brazil and with a powerful US subsidiary, Pilgrim’s Pride. This year, the businessman gained fame by negotiating an easing of the strict relations that lasted until last April between the Brazilian leader and White House President Donald Trump. And now, another adventure has just begun: On November 23, he traveled to Caracas and met with Nicolas Maduro, with whom he also has ties..
Batista’s ties to Trump, to whom he contributed $5 million to his campaign, stem from the importance of the refrigeration and manufacturing investments his company has made in the American chicken and meat sector: Today it is the world’s largest meat supplier and has more than 70,000 employees in the United States.
The truth is that his new role as mediator in the conflict that puts the countries of South America and Central America at stake was not assigned to him by either Brasilia or Washington; but, Both governments are aware of the peacemaking mission.
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According to Batista himself, he suggested in his conversation with Maduro, as a possible way out of what appears to be an impending war, He resigned from the presidency of Venezuela in an orderly and calm manner. This also appears to be the position of Trump’s representative in the case, Richard Grenell.
“We know a lot of people in Washington. We have to speak well about Brazil, something every Brazilian should do abroad. Unfortunately, there are always those who speak poorly,” the businessman declared at the end of October, when he joined the trade mission to Indonesia during Lula’s visit.
It is clear that Batista has the necessary conditions to work between the United States and Caracas, as well Unofficial representative From Brazil. Especially at this time, when the Federal District seeks to improve relations with Washington, in light of the Brazilian presidential elections in October 2026. It is worth noting that two days ago, Lula reached out to Trump, and they both made progress on issues related to the fight against drug trafficking and drug trafficking, but did not talk about the Caribbean crisis.
“Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela would cut off the right-wing wave in Latin America.”
During the governments of first Hugo Chavez, then Maduro, the Brazilian government established strong relations with Caracas, creating the so-called “A group of friends from Venezuela”. However, relations with the Caribbean nation weakened after the recent presidential elections. Brazil called on the Electoral Council to publish the election minutes. But Caracas did not comply with the request; From that point on, Itamaraty chose not to issue an acknowledgment of Maduro’s victory. The Brazilian position has been strongly questioned by international “progressivism”; But it is necessary to understand this in a context where the Brazilian far right works intensely to discredit former candidate Lula.
It is no coincidence that neither JBS nor the federal government recognized Gosley as an official representative of Brazil. But everything indicates that he is a kind of negotiator in the shadows, but with real power. The conflict is adding negative aspects day after day, and they are increasing, especially with the presence of the American aircraft carrier in Caribbean waters. They also mediate the actions of the CIA and other intelligence agencies to remove the Venezuelan president.