Latin America, Jan. 4, 2026 (Naija247news) — Five Latin American countries—Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay—have rejected any outside bid for “control” of Venezuela, following claims by former US President Donald Trump that Washington would “run” the country and access its oil.
In a joint statement, the nations expressed their “rejection” of US forces’ ousting of Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s president and voiced concern over “any attempt at governmental control or administration or outside appropriation of natural or strategic resources.”
Maduro’s allies continue to maintain control of the government and have condemned the president’s detention as part of an imperialist attempt to seize Venezuela’s oil. Venezuela’s defence minister stated that the military is prepared to confront the “aggression” against the nation.
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