In an interview today on cable news, Brazilian Vice President Hamilton
Mourao has said that Brazil is insisting on a non-violent resolution to
the Venezuela power struggle. Moreover, he said that under no circumstances would Brazil allow the United States to use their territory for a military invasion.
This is an important position to take, because it is not entirely
theoretical. The Trump Administration has been openly talking up the
possibility of invading Venezuela for weeks now, and on Monday, Vice
President Mike Pence reiterated that invasion remains on the table.
It’s not clear that the US was envisioning using Brazil as a base of
operations for that, however. Early suggestions have been that Colombia
would serve as the launching pad for such an attack, with John Bolton
talking up large US deployments there.
Which isn’t to say that Brazil’s opposition doesn’t have any meaning.
Brazil is a close US ally, and had been supportive of the push for
regime change in Venezuela. If that excludes support for a US war, it
could be a big change in the administration’s expectations on regional
reaction to an invasion.
Way to go, President Bonsolaro;)) You made the right decision in not allowing US troops to use Brazilian soil to invade Venezuela. I wholeheartedly agree with you that the only solution to the Venezuela crisis is through diplomacy.
It’s so sad that President Trump has allowed himself to be manipulated by 3 traitors/murderers (Bonkers Bolton, Pompous Pompass and Elliott Abrams) into threats of invading Venezuela (a war crime) and ousting its legitimate president, Nicolas Maduro. This has only made Trump a simple puppet in the eyes of the world, instead of a courageous leader.
Only the Venezuelan people have the right to decide who rules over them. Truth is, they had elected the late Hugo Chavez, and his successor, Nicolas Maduro. In fact, they elected Maduro TWICE, proving that he’s done something right. The store shelves in Caracas are stacked with food, so the people aren’t starving, as Trump and his 3 war criminals/traitors had said.