Lula says that foreign interventions in the LA could cause damage, in a message to the US

By Gabriel Hirabahasi Brasília, 10/20/2025 - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sent a message to the United States on Monday, October 20, stating that "foreign interventions" in Latin America "can cause greater damage than what is intended to be avoided." Lula did not specifically mention the Americans, but the message pertains to the tension between the United States and Venezuela. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed last week that he authorized CIA operations in Venezuela. Trump accuses the government of Nicolás Maduro of supporting drug trafficking in the country. "In Latin America and the Caribbean, we also had a moment of increasing polarization and instability. Keeping the region as a peace zone is our priority. We are a continent free of weapons of mass destruction, without ethnic or religious conflicts. Foreign interventions can cause greater damage than what is intended to be avoided," he stated. Lula's statement was made at a joint ceremony for the delivery of ...