The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvasaid on Sunday that he was “very concerned” about the military presence of USA in it Caribbean Seanearly Venezuelaand assured that he wants to discuss it with his American counterpart Donald Trump.
“I am very concerned about the American military device deployed by the United States in the Caribbean Sea. This worries me enormously and I intend to discuss it with President Trump, because it worries me,” Lula declared to the press in Johannesburg, at the end of the G20 summit.
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The United States has deployed the world’s largest aircraft carrier in the Caribbean, accompanied by a fleet of warships and fighter planes in order, it claims, to carry out anti-drug operations.
For his part, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced these maneuvers as a “threat” aimed at overthrowing him.
Washington warned civil aircraft in Venezuelan airspace on Friday to “act with caution”.
Since September, US forces have carried out attacks against more than 20 vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacifickilling more than 80 people.
According to the US administration, they were drug traffickers but they did not provide evidence.
The United States accuses Maduro of leading a “terrorist” drug cartel and Trump has not ruled out sending American soldiers.
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“It is important that we try to find a solution before a conflict begins,” Lula said, noting that Brazil shares a border with Venezuela.
Trump did not attend the G20 summit in South Africaarguing that their priorities run counter to US policies.