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Brazil's Lula says Maduro should be tried in Venezuela, not abroad
Lula rejects foreign interference and says Maduro must be tried in Venezuela to restore democracy, condemning the U.S. capture as unacceptable.
- BRASILIA on Feb 20 — Lula said `What matters now, is to re-establish democracy in Venezuela, that's the most important thing.` regarding Maduro facing trial in his country, not abroad.
- Lula said Venezuela's fate 'has to be solved by the people of Venezuela, and not by foreign interference,' citing past U.S.-backed dictatorships.
- U.S. authorities accuse Maduro of overseeing a cocaine-trafficking network linked to regional drug groups, despite data showing Venezuela is not a major drug producer.
- He told India Today TV that Lula plans to present a proposal to Trump and aims to negotiate organized crime, drug trafficking, and minerals during a likely Washington meeting next month.
- Rejecting a BRICS currency, he said, Lula urged Brazil and India to trade in their own currencies and target 30-40 billion dollars of trade.
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AlKhaleej TodayBrazil’s Lula says Maduro should face trial in Venezuela, not abroad
Brazilian President Lula urges that detained Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro be tried in Venezuela rather than in the United States, citing sovereignty and international norms.
During an official trip to India, Lula again criticized Nicolas Maduro prison by the US and asked that the dictator be judged in Venezuela.
Brasilia, Feb 21 (Latin Press) Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described as inadmissible the interference of one country in another, in reference today to the aggression of the United States against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. The post Lula sees inadmissible the interference after U.S. attack on Venezuela first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
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