Major Latin American countries strongly condemned the U.S. military attack on Venezuela on the 3rd local time.
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as the "godfather of the South American left," said on X (formerly Twitter) that "the bombing of Venezuelan territory and the arrest of the president cross an unacceptable line," adding, "These actions are a grave insult to Venezuela's sovereignty and leave an extremely dangerous precedent for the international community."
President Lula noted that the Trump administration's decision blatantly violated international law and said, "The international community must respond forcefully through the United Nations to an incident that calls to mind the worst interference in Latin America and the Caribbean region's politics by the United States."
Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Claudia Sheinbaum, which has kept in step with the United States on tariff issues and reviews of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) implementation, also issued a statement saying it "strongly rejects the U.S. military action that seriously threatens regional stability."
Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel, whose country has long been under tough U.S. sanctions, also said on X that "the Caribbean peace zone has been brutally invaded" and called "the United States' criminal attack an act of terror against the brave Venezuelan people and the American continent."
Colombia President Gustavo Petro and Chile President Gabriel Boric urged the pursuit of a peaceful solution through dialogue between the United States and Venezuela.