In a conversation that even surprised regional allies, Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Nicolás Maduro held their first phone call of the year. The Brazilian president expressed his concern over the US military presence in the Caribbean and made clear his willingness to facilitate a “political way out amid increasing pressures from Donald Trump.”
In a time of growing hemispheric tension, Qatar expressed its readiness to intervene as a mediator between the United States and Venezuela if requested, while Brazil warned of the risk that any U.S. military intervention could lead to a prolonged conflict in South America. Simultaneously, Türkiye and Venezuela agreed to reestablish the Turkish Airlines air route, suspended after the U.S. warning regarding Venezuelan airspace.
. From the heart of the Amazon, more than 60 world leaders gather at COP30 to define the future of climate action. The summit, chaired by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, aims to turn ambition into concrete results in the fight against global warming. Pope Leo XIV calls for an “ecological conversion,” while the WMO warns of Latin America’s growing vulnerability, with Venezuela among the countries most affected by climate change.
Venezuela’s Minister of Electric Energy, Jorge Márquez, announced on Wednesday that agreements have been established to reactivate electricity supply to Colombia and Brazil.
On February 15, Brazil resumed importing electricity from Venezuela to supply the northern state of Roraima, according to Reuters.
