Published 10/27/2025 12:55 | Edited 10/27/2025 1:45 pm
Venezuela announced this Sunday (26) the capture of a group of “mercenaries” linked to the CIA, amid the arrival of a North American warship in Trinidad and Tobago.
In an official statement, the government of Nicolás Maduro denounced that “a false flag attack is underway” from border waters or from Trinidadian territory, “to generate a complete military confrontation against Venezuela”.
The indictment was signed by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and adds to a series of warnings issued by Caracas since the beginning of the month, when United States President Donald Trump confirmed that he had authorized new secret CIA operations in the country.
The destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107) arrived in Port of Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago, to carry out joint exercises with the local Defense Forces.
The Trinidadian government stated that the mission seeks to “strengthen the fight against transnational crime and build resilience through capacity building, humanitarian activities and security cooperation”.
Caracas, however, classified the operation as a “military provocation coordinated with the North American intelligence agency”, warning that the ship’s displacement occurs “at a time of high tension and risk to regional peace”.
Venezuela’s accusations were accompanied by a new verbal offensive against the Trinidadian government. Rodríguez accused Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of “renouncing national sovereignty” and “converting the territory of Trinidad and Tobago into a United States aircraft carrier for war throughout the Caribbean.”
The statement also demands solidarity from Latin American countries, arguing that the episode “represents an attack on the self-determination of all of South America”.
The military movement is part of Washington’s escalation in the region. Last Friday (24), the Pentagon sent the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to reinforce naval operations in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Since September, the United States has carried out ten bombings against vessels accused of drug trafficking, resulting in 43 deaths — including, according to AFP, two Trinidadian citizens.
In recent statements, Trump stated that he “will not tolerate hostile regimes that threaten hemispheric security”, repeating the intervention rhetoric used in 2019 against Maduro.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated that he offered Trump “to help with the relationship with Venezuela” to maintain “South America as a zone of peace”. “I raised the topic of Venezuela to Trump and said that the situation is getting worse. It is extremely important to take into account that Brazil can help in the relationship with Venezuela”, declared the PT member.
The episode reinforces the climate of military siege around Venezuela and reignites the debate on North American foreign policy towards Latin America.
Source: vermelho.org.br
