{"id":360534,"date":"2025-12-20T19:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T19:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/360534\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T19:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T19:55:09","slug":"lula-milei-clash-over-us-venezuela-tensions-dw-12-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/360534\/","title":{"rendered":"Lula, Milei clash over US-Venezuela tensions \u2013 DW \u2013 12\/20\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazilian\u00a0President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvo<\/a> on Saturday warned against US military action in Venezuela<\/a>, saying such a move would spark a “humanitarian catastrophe.”<\/p>\n

He made the comments at a summit for the five-member South American economic bloc Mercosur, which was taking place at the Iguacu Falls in southern Brazil.<\/p>\n

At the same summit, Argentine President Javier Milei<\/a> hailed Washington’s attempts to exert pressure on Caracas.<\/p>\n

Venezuela was suspended from the bloc in 2016.<\/p>\n

\"ArgentineBoth Argentina and Brazil are full members of the five-country Mercosur bloc, whose leaders met at the Igaucu FallsImage: Evaristo Sa\/AFP<\/p>\n

What did Lula and Milei say about US intervention in Venezuela?<\/p>\n

Brazil’s left-wing president warned of negative consequences for the Americas if the US was to engage in military operations in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

“An armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian catastrophe for the hemisphere and a dangerous precedent for the world,” Lula said in opening comments to the Mercosur summit.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Milei, who is a close ally of US President Donald Trump and a fierce advocate of austerity and free market reforms<\/a>, hailed Washington’s approach to Caracas.<\/p>\n

“Argentina welcomes the pressure from the United States and Donald Trump to free the Venezuelan people. The time for a timid approach on this matter has run out,” said the Argentine president, who also attended the\u00a0summit.<\/p>\n

US ups pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro \u2014 but what’s the goal?<\/p>\n

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What is the US campaign against Venezuela?<\/p>\n

The United States has been engaging in a months-long campaign to destroy Venezuelan boats in the Caribbean<\/a> it accuses of trafficking drugs.<\/p>\n

The strikes have killed at least 90 people.<\/p>\n

The US government has accused, without providing evidence, the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of having links to the Cartel de los Soles criminal organization.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Trump ordered a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela<\/a>. He has also suggested he could begin targeting sites in Venezuela in air strikes.<\/p>\n

\"TractorsEuropean farmers have warned of unfair competition from global agricultural powerhouse Brazil and other South American states [FILE: March 2014]Image: picture alliance\/dpa<\/p>\n

Lula urges EU to sign Mercosur deal<\/p>\n

In his comments at the Mercosur summit, Lula also called on\u00a0the European Union to show “courage” and sign a trade\u00a0deal with the South American bloc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Without political will and courage on the part of leaders, it will not be possible to conclude negotiations that have dragged on for 26 years,” Lula said.<\/p>\n

“We have in our hands the opportunity to send the world an important message in defense of multilateralism, and to reinforce our strategic position in a global environment that is more and more competitive,” he added.<\/p>\n

The deal has been opposed by groups representing European farmers, especially in France and Italy<\/a>, which argue that the bloc’s agricultural sector would be exposed to unfair competition.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the EU delayed the signing of the free trade deal with Mercosur<\/a> to January.<\/p>\n

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