Brazilian president denounces Washington’s deployment near Venezuela

Brazil’s President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has criticized the U.S. military presence in the Caribbean during a virtual BRICS summit yesterday, Monday, September,8, 2025.

“The presence of armed forces from the world’s largest power in the Caribbean Sea is a factor of tension incompatible with the region’s vocation for peace,” Lula said in his address at the meeting, which was convened by Brazil.

Lula stressed that Latin America and the Caribbean have been a region of peace since the 1968 signing of the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which established a ban on the use of nuclear weapons in the region.

The Brazilian leader made these remarks in reference to the recent U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean, which includes eight warships armed with missiles and a nuclear-powered submarine in waters near Venezuela.

Tensions escalated last week after U.S. forces attacked a boat that allegedly departed from Venezuela with 11 people on board, who, according to Washington, were drug traffickers.

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