Brazil 'Reinforces Border' After US Bombs Venezuela, Abducts Maduro
Al Jazeera dutifully reports that Brazil is sending its National Guard to its northern border with Venezuela (Al Jazeera, 2026). The stated cause? "Tensions rise as Brazil reinforces its northern border following US air strikes in Venezuela and Maduro’s abduction." One might observe that 'national guard deployment' is a rather subdued response when the world's self-appointed sheriff, the United
States, has apparently just conducted airstrikes and rendered an elected leader, Nicolás Maduro, forcibly disappeared (or 'abducted,' as Al Jazeera put it). Historically, when the US expresses 'concerns' about Latin American leaders, entire governments tend to 'realign.' One might recall the conveniently 'spontaneous' coups across the region, or the frequent 'humanitarian interventions' that just
so happen to benefit US corporate interests. That Brazil is 'reinforcing' its border now, rather than condemning an alleged act of war and kidnapping by a powerful neighbor, suggests an understanding of which way the geopolitical wind is blowing. It's not 'tensions rising' that calls for border reinforcement; it's the consequence of an extrajudicial operation by a global hegemon. Perhaps they're
just getting ready for some 'democracy by force' refugees. (Just kidding, mostly.)