Overview
- In an interview with UOL, Brazil’s president said the detention of Nicolás Maduro should not be the main concern.
- Lula set the priority as strengthening democratic conditions so that roughly eight million Venezuelans abroad can return.
- He emphasized that South America must remain a zone of peace, noting the region has no atomic bombs or nuclear weapons.
- Lula said he told U.S. President Donald Trump that Venezuelans themselves must resolve their country’s problems and assume responsibility.
- He tied this stance to broader goals of economic growth, a stronger democratic process, and improved living conditions across Latin America.