Amorim: “It is inconceivable to attack or covert action to overthrow a government”

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s special advisor for International Affairs, Celso Amorim, classified as “inconceivable” any military attack or secret espionage operation aimed at overthrowing a government.

The statement was given to the UOL and made after the President of the United States, Donald Trump, confirmed that he authorized the CIA to carry out lethal actions in Venezuela, a measure that increased political and military tension in the Caribbean.

“Brazil is against the use of force and secret operations. We faithfully follow the policy of non-intervention”, he stated. “It is a basic principle of international law.”

Amorim highlighted that the country is following the escalation of tensions between the United States and Venezuela with concern, remembering that both share a border with Brazil and that an armed conflict in the Caribbean would directly affect the Amazon region.

The declaration comes at the same time that Chancellor Mauro Vieira is in Washington to negotiate with Secretary of State Marco Rubio the 50% tariff imposed by Trump on Brazilian products.

According to Amorim, Brazil “maintains its historical position of defending peace and diplomatic resolution of conflicts”, in coherence with the tradition of independent foreign policy adopted since the Lula government.