According to the Brazilian representative, Benoni Belli, the situation in Latin America ‘evokes times that we considered outdated, but which are once again plaguing Latin America and the Caribbean’
This Tuesday (6), Brazil classified the capture of Nicolás Maduro as a “kidnapping”. “The bombings on the territory of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president cross an unacceptable line. These acts represent a very serious affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and threaten the international community with an extremely dangerous precedent”, said Ambassador Benoni Belli, Brazilian representative, during a meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS (Organization of American States).
“The action that has just taken place not only violates the prohibition on the use of force but also recalls the worst moments of interference in politics in Latin America and the Caribbean”, adds Belli, emphasizing that the current moment “evokes times that we considered to be outdated”, but which are once again plaguing Latin America and the Caribbean.
“We cannot accept the judgment that the ends justify the means. This reasoning lacks legitimacy and opens up the possibility of giving the strongest the right to define what is fair or unfair, what is right or wrong”, he said. “International sovereignty supported by international law and multilateral institutions is fundamental for people to be able to exercise their self-determination.”
The OAS, which says its mission is to promote the agenda, met this Tuesday (6) in an emergency meeting in Washington, United States, to discuss the recent events in Venezuela. On Saturday (3), US armed forces captured Nicolás Maduro, former president of Venezuela, and took him to New York, where he is on trial for drug trafficking.
