Donald Trump proposed in 2017 to the Latin American leaders a military intervention in Venezuela

The planned meeting between Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro marked, in addition to the revival of relations between the United States and Brazil, the consolidation of international pressure against Venezuela by two leaders with strong interests in the country, who demand recovery of democracy.

"All options are on the table," is the mantra repeated by the White House when he was questioned about the possibility of an armed intervention. This plan is in the mind of the President of the United States, at least since 2017, when he proposed a military incursion against the Nicolás Maduro regime in a meeting with several Latin American leaders., according to the Brazilian portal released on Tuesday Veja.

In September of this year, in the overview of his first speech at the UN, Trump met Michel Temer in a hotel in New York, the Colombian Juan Manuel Santos, Panamanian Juan Carlos Varela and the Argentine vice president Gabriela Michetti.

"The Venezuelan people are dying of hunger, their country is collapsing, their democratic institutions are being destroyed. Our goal should be to help them and restore their democracy"The US leader told the press that before privately speaking with his guests, the context was urgent and that after four months of protests and violent repression having left more than 100 dead Chavismo organized a poll for the end of July, a constituent badembly, not recognized by much of the international community.

According to the published portal PolicyTrump, sitting next to his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, looked at the table: "Rex tells me that they do not want to use the military option in Venezuela. That's certain? Are you sure"

The leaders were unanimous in rejecting the alternative, according to an agreement concluded in revision. Veja and Policy. The US portal guarantees that the proposal has been received even with surprise leaders.

"In the opinion of all dinner participants, a democratic solution is needed in Venezuela."Temer said at the end of dinner at the Lotte New York Palace hotel in Manhattan." The Brazilian leader is committed to stressing that the pressure would be diplomatic.

For its part, Santos expressed the concern of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan refugees in other countries, Varela called for greater "coordination of international" actions to enforce the will of the people and Michetti has pointed out that Argentina had condemned the violation of human rights and the lack of transparency of the Chavez regime.

Bolsonaro, who met with Trump Tuesday, also said he preferred the diplomatic channel "to the ultimate consequences", but said that the two discussed the possibility of allowing the US military to position itself in Brazil near the border with Venezuela.

At the joint conference, Trump again asked the Venezuelan army to withdraw support for Nicolás Maduro and warned that his government could apply "harsher penalties" against the regime.

"I leave the United States with the feeling of mission accomplished", Tweeted Bolsonaro at the end of the day.