The Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) of Brazil began this Monday a forceful day of internationalist solidarity. During the opening of its national meeting, the peasant organization demanded an end to the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and the first combatant, Cilia Flores, by the United States.
The demand became the central axis of the event that brings together thousands of activists in Salvador de Bahía. The representatives of the movement emphasized that the freedom of the Venezuelan president is a priority for the popular forces of the region, denouncing the actions carried out during the invasion of the country.
Under the slogan “Freedom for Maduro and Cilia Flores”, more than 3,000 activists reaffirmed their commitment to the sovereignty of Venezuela. The organization described the arrest of the Venezuelan leaders as an act of imperialist aggression that threatens the will of the Venezuelan people and the stability of Latin America.
The meeting, which is being held 15 years after its last edition, also serves as a platform to debate Popular Agrarian Reform and resistance to capitalism. However, the internationalist character has set the pace of the agenda from its first hours.
For next Friday, January 23, the program includes a central political event. In this activity, the participation of parliamentarians, intellectuals and diplomatic representatives of Venezuela is expected, who will reinforce the global call for the immediate release of the presidential couple.
