MEXICO CITY (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th February, 2019) Brazil's Vice President Antonio Hamilton Mourao suggested Friday that the Venezuelan government could only be toppled through external interference.
"Venezuela will not be able to free itself from the Chavista regime on its own," he said at the Lima Group meeting in Bogota, Colombia.
The retired army general said Venezuela threatened the entire region, and its neighbors should deal with this threat. He added outside players could capitalize on the conflict.
Brazil, Colombia and the United States, among others, have sided with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president last month.
Russia, China, Cuba, Mexico and other countries continue to back President Nicolas Maduro, who calls Guaido a US puppet. He has dismissed US attempts to bring relief aid to the country as a prelude for invasion.
