President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that common education projects involving all Latin American countries will guarantee more independence for the region. This way, according to the president, it will be possible to prevent the “president of another country” from daring to speak rudely to Brazil.
The statement was made this Saturday (18) during an event with students from the National Network of Popular Courses (COPO), in São Bernardo do Campo (SP).
When saying that there is no country in the world that has developed without first investing in education, Lula said that this is a challenge that covers several other countries.
He recalled that, for this reason, the Brazilian government is developing several partnerships with African countries; Portuguese-speaking countries; and with Latin American countries.
“We also created the University of Latin America in Foz do Iguaçu. We want to form a Latin American doctrine, with Latin American professors and students, to dream that our continent will one day be independent, and that never again will a president from another country dare to speak rudely to the country, because we will not accept it”, said the president.
Venezuela
Lula’s speech comes amid actions announced by the United States against Venezuela, under the justification of combating drug trafficking. According to the North American press, the country’s Army has already launched six attacks against vessels, murdering dozens of people.
On Wednesday (15), the President of the United States, Donald Trump, confirmed that he had authorized the CIA, a North American intelligence agency, to conduct secret operations in Venezuela.
In response, the Maduro government declared that the US is working for “regime change” in Venezuela, and promised to denounce the actions at the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
During a national plenary this week, the Brazilian Central Única do Trabalhadores (CUT) approved motion of repudiation to the United States’ stance and stated that it is a threat to the peace of all of Latin America.
On Friday, social organizations and citizens of Trinidad and Tobago demonstrated in front of the US Embassy against the killing of two Trinidadian fishermen by American military vessels, an incident described as an “unjustified act of aggression”.
According to information from Telesur, the tragedy, which occurred under the pretext of an “anti-drug” operation, sparked a debate about the Trinidadian government’s support for Washington’s military buildup in the Caribbean.
