Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared that the unilateralism desired by President Trump is one in which the strongest determines what the others are going to do. Lula made this statement during an event in the state of Minas Gerais. He also revealed that a recent call was part of Brazil's effort to act as a mediator in the growing tensions between the United States, Venezuela, and other Latin American countries. In this regard, and as Noticias Argentinas agency learned through Xinhua, Lula da Silva recounted that he expressed to Trump the need to preserve the continent as a region free from conflicts. "Trump, we don't want war in Latin America. We are a zone of peace," assured the Brazilian president while revealing part of the reason for that call. Additionally, he stated that during the conversation, Trump insisted on highlighting his military might. "I have more weapons, I have more ships, I have more bombs," Lula da Silva said that Trump told him. "We are going to try to use the word as an instrument of persuasion to do things right." Buenos Aires, December 11 (NA) – The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stated today that his counterpart from the United States, Donald Trump, defends "the law of the strongest" in international politics and criticized him for his actions in the Caribbean. "Diplomatically, the word is the strongest thing we have to solve problems," he added.
