As tensions between Washington and Caracas continue to rise, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has volunteered to serve as a mediator between Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and U.S. President Donald Trump, in an effort to avoid a broader armed conflict between the two nations.
Speaking to reporters on Dec. 18, Lula said he had spoken with both Maduro and Trump amid rising tensions involving oil tankers and ongoing U.S. military airstrikes in South American waters, warning of the risk of a military escalation.
