During the opening of the 16th Congress of the PCdoB, in Brasília, this Thursday (16), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) made an emphatic defense of Venezuela’s sovereignty and came out in defense of Cuba, refuting the speech of conservative sectors that associate left-wing governments with authoritarian regimes.
“Brazil will never be Venezuela, and Venezuela will never be Brazil. Each person will be themselves. What we defend is that the Venezuelan people are the masters of their destiny — and it is not any president of another country who has to make a guess about what Venezuela or Cuba will be like,” said Lula.
The president also criticized what he called the “right-wing narrative” that Brazil under the PT would turn into a dictatorship. In a firm tone, he defended the Cuban people and said that the Caribbean island is an example of dignity.
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“Cuba is not a country that exports terrorists. Cuba is an example of a people with dignity. But we are often not understood,” he added.
The statements were made amid the escalation of tension between the United States and Venezuela, after the newspaper The New York Times reveal that Donald’s government . On Wednesday (15), Trump announced that he intends to launch ground operations against international drug trafficking, expanding the American military presence in the Caribbean.
In response, the Venezuelan government said it will file a formal complaint with the UN over attempted coup. The and defending the right of self-determination of peoples.
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Lula took advantage of the PCdoB event to self-criticize the left’s communication with society. According to him, progressive parties have lost space because they do not know how to translate their agendas to the public.
“We have distanced ourselves from the people. The right has put it into people’s heads that we defend abortion anyway, and the people don’t. They also said that those who defend human rights want criminals out of jail. And we don’t know how to explain that”, he stated.
