SAO PAULO/BRASILIA: Brazil’s government on Saturday condemned the US military attack on Venezuela and the capture of its leader as the crossing of “an unacceptable line,” while Brazilian officials were closely watching any unusual movement of refugees at the border with its neighbor.
“These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community,” President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a post on X.
He also called for a “vigorous” response from the United Nations, adding that Brazil remains open to promoting dialogue and cooperation.
Earlier on Saturday, the US attacked Venezuela and deposed President Nicolas Maduro, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
US President Donald Trump called it one of the most successful military operations in US history.
