The President of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, condemned this this morning the military intervention of the United States in Venezuelawhich ended with the arrest of dictator Nicolás Maduro, who was charged in a New York court.
In a post in X, Lula stated that the Caracas bombings “have crossed an unacceptable limit.” “These acts represent a serious attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty and set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community,” he said.
The bombings on Venezuelan territory are the capture of your President ultrapassam an inaceitável line. These represent a very serious challenge to Venezuela’s sovereignty and, moreover, an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.
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– Lula (@LulaOficial) January 3, 2026
For Lula, “attacking countries in blatant violation of international law is the first step into a world of violence, chaos and instability in which the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism.”
He also recalled that Brazil’s historical position was to condemn the interventions. “The condemnation of the use of force is consistent with the position that Brazil has consistently taken in recent situations in other countries and regions.”
“This action recalls the worst moments of interference in the politics of Latin America and the Caribbean and jeopardizes the region’s preservation as a zone of peace,” he added.
Regarding the closure, he called on the United Nations to respond to the intervention. “The international community, through the United Nations, must respond decisively to this incident. Brazil condemns these actions and remains ready to promote dialogue and cooperation,” he said.
Lula’s position was consistent with opposition from other central governments in Latin America such as those of Mexico, Colombia and Chile. Only Ecuador and Argentina were mentioned among those in favor of the intervention. Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia had not spoken by midmorning.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered the deployment of troops and humanitarian aid due to the possibility of a massive entry of Venezuelans across the border as a result of the attacks by the United States on Caracas, but rejected aggression against this country and the region.
“Internal conflicts between peoples are resolved by the people themselves in peace. This is the principle of self-determination of peoples, which is the basis of the United Nations system,” said the Colombian president, who called on Venezuelans to resolve their problems and pointed out that “without sovereignty there is no nation.”
For its part, Mexico condemned the military intervention and called upon to respect international law. “Based on its foreign policy principles and pacifist orientation, Mexico urgently calls for respect for international law and the principles and purposes of the UN Charter and for a cessation of all aggression against the Venezuelan government and people,” the government wrote in a statement.
“Latin America and the Caribbean are a zone of peace, “Based on mutual respect, the peaceful resolution of disputes and the prohibition of the use and threat of force, any military action poses a serious threat to regional stability,” they said.
For his part, Chilean President Gabriel Boric condemned the US military attack on Venezuela and called on the international community to seek a peaceful solution to the country’s serious crisis.
Javier Milei celebrated the Venezuelan dictator’s capture by publishing in X with the message: “Freedom advances. Long live damn freedom.”
“Their time has come for all Chavista drug criminals. Their structure will end up collapsing throughout the continent,” said the President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, this Saturday on his social network account
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