Jair Bolsonaro wants to invade Venezuela to expel Nicolás Maduro

"Our intention, with the Americans, is to create a division in the Venezuelan army, because it is the one that always supports Nicolás Maduro, it is the armed forces that decide whether a country lives in democracy or democracy", said the president during a radio interview Jovem Pan.

Three weeks ago, the situation in Venezuela was one of the main topics of the meeting between Bolsonaro and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House. At the conclusion of this meeting in Washington, Trump said at a press conference that did not rule out the possibility of armed intervention in the Caribbean country, topic that Bolsonaro took again in an interview granted Monday in Brasilia.

JJair Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump met in March in Washington.

"The United States is at the forefront." Trump said that all possibilities are on the table, what are all possibilities? These are all possibilities, end point"said the president and former captain of the army.

What can Brazil do? We will badume that there is a military invasion of Venezuela, the decision will be mine but I will first listen to the National Defense Council and Parliament. Venezuela can not continue as it is, while the people are suffering and a large part of them are fleeing for Colombia or Brazil. We must put an end to this, "he added.

The thesis of an armed action is supported by Bolsonaro but not by the military that makes up his government, including General and Vice President Hamilton Mourao.

Mourao was received Monday in Washington by US Vice President Mike Pence, with whom he badyzed the situation in Venezuela.