The Minister of Defense, travels, on Tuesday (June 30, 2026), to Caracas to meet with Venezuelan government authorities, together with the Venezuelan Defense Minister, .
The visit is part of Brazil’s efforts to expand assistance to Venezuela after that devastated the neighboring country last week. The Venezuelan government reported, on Sunday (June 28), that theleft more than 1,700 dead and 3,150 injured. Authorities also counted 774 collapsed buildings and another 189 completely destroyed.
The country recorded tremors after the 2 largest, called aftershocks. These phenomena were between 4.2 and 4.8 magnitude and did not cause damage or injuries.
Aftershocks are smaller tremors that happen after a main earthquake because the tectonic plate in question is settling and settling into a new position.
A (United Nations) estimates that around 50,000 people have not yet been located in Venezuela.
5TH HUMANITARIAN FLIGHT
Also on Tuesday (June 30), Brazil will dispatch the 5th humanitarian flight to Venezuela. The aircraft departs from Galeão Air Base, in Rio de Janeiro, with equipment intended to expand the Field Hospital already in operation in La Guaira.
The flight carries around 5.5 tons of supplies provided by the Ministry of Health, such as medicines and rapid tests requested by the Venezuelan government. According to the organization, donations do not compromise SUS (Unified Health System) stocks.
“Brazil must support Venezuela in its efforts to care for the homeless in the country and to rebuild the areas affected by the earthquake”reported the Ministry of Defense.
O calculates that the disaster has a 44% probability of causing more than 10,000 deaths and a 30% chance of exceeding 100,000 victims, considering the exposed population and the vulnerability of the buildings.
BRAZILIANS AMONG THE VICTIMS
Two Brazilians are among the dead: pastor Romildo Batista de Lima, 69 years old, from Uberlândia (MG), and Vanessa Zacarias da Silva44 years old, resident of the Federal District. The information was confirmed by the respective families on social media.
This text was originally published by on June 29, 2026. The content is free for republication, citing the source, it was adapted to the standard of Poder360 and received additional information collected by this digital newspaper.
