Brazil’s Mercosur Snub on Venezuela Signals a Rising Security Crisis

Key Points At Mercosur’s December 20 summit in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Uruguay refused to sign an Argentina-led statement on Venezuela. Brazil fears the text could be read abroad as political cover for U.S. military escalation, even though it calls for “peaceful” change. The rift points to a harder regional moment: loud support for […]