
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned against a "foreign intervention" in Latin America, a veiled reference to ramped up pressure by the Trump administration on Venezuela, claiming that his government "prioritizes" keeping the region as a "zone of peace."
Speaking while receiving new ambassadors to the country, Lula said that "foreign interventions can cause greater damages than those they seek to prevent." He went on to call for "cordial" foreign relations "based on good economic and commercial relationships."