Lula’s main adviser on international affairs, former chancellor Celso Amorim admitted in the column that he was aware of Brazilian businessman Joesley Batista’s trip to Venezuela to talk with dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Amorim, however, refused to give further details. The former chancellor limited himself to commenting on the situation in Venezuela and said he hoped that the government of Donald Trump, which threatens to invade the Caribbean country, would show common sense.
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“I hope there is common sense and there is a possibility of finding a way out, perhaps with increased cooperation. I don’t know if that is enough for Trump. I don’t know. Only he can say that. There is no point in asking us,” Amorim said.
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Owner of the J&F group — which owns, among other brands, the JBS refrigerator — Joesley traveled to Caracas on November 23. He stayed in the city less than 24 hours and returned to São Paulo around midnight.
The trip was revealed by Bloomberg and confirmed by Metropolises. According to his interlocutors, the businessman went to Venezuela to try to convince Maduro to resign as president of Venezuela.
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