Calling the US military buildup a grave threat to peace and sovereignty, regional parliamentarians warned of the imminent threat of US military action inside Venezuela.
By José Luis Granados Ceja
Oct 23, 2025
Political leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean condemned the US military buildup in the hemisphere and issued a call to defend “sovereignty, security, and lasting peace” in the region.
The signatories sounded the alarm over the “imminent threat” of US military action inside Venezuelan territory.
“The Trump administration is escalating a dangerous military buildup off the coast of Venezuela, deploying naval forces in the Caribbean in preparation for a potential armed intervention,” read the communiqué published Thursday by the Progressive International.
The legislators and political leaders warned that the United States’ bombing campaign represents a direct threat to the region’s status as “Zone of Peace.”
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) declared Latin America and the Caribbean a “Zone of Peace” on January 29, 2014, during its Second Summit in Havana, Cuba.
According to the statement, this decision “represented the collective will of our peoples: to resolve our differences through dialogue and cooperation, not through violence and intervention.”
The letter labeled the US campaign to strike alleged drug smuggling boats a “pretext” for “regime change” in Venezuela and warned that Washington may seek to further expand its actions.
“If we do not stand for peace now, we risk a new wave of armed interventions across the region, unleashing a humanitarian crisis of unimaginable scale in all of our home countries,” read the statement.
The parliamentarians also urged the region’s leaders to collectively respond to the threat posed by the US, saying, “Only the unity of all organized political forces across Latin America and the Caribbean is powerful enough to prevent this catastrophe.”
A recent report from independent journalist Aída Chávez claimed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is reportedly weighing the dismantling of its China-focused mission center as part of a strategic pivot toward prioritizing Latin America instead.
Trump has authorized the CIA to conduct lethal covert operations in Venezuela, while anonymous sources cited by The Guardian say the agency is providing real-time satellite and signals intelligence being used by US forces to locate targets in Caribbean waters.
The warning from Latin American and Caribbean political leaders follows an expansion of Washington’s campaign, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announcing an eighth strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first outside the Caribbean.
The World Anti-Imperialist Platform held its Ninth International Anti-Imperialist Conference in Caracas this week and issued its own statement accusing the US of escalating “imperialist aggression” against Venezuela. The group likewise claimed Washington is using drug eradication as a false pretext to justify military buildup and interference in Venezuela, with the ultimate goal of seizing its natural resources and undermining its sovereignty.
“Strengthening the popular government around Venezuela’s Communes constitutes the most powerful driving force and the strongest bulwark to defeat imperialism and fascism and to advance victoriously in the people’s cause of independence,” read the summit’s final declaration.
United Nations experts have urged the Trump administration to halt its “unlawful attacks and threats” in the Caribbean and have warned that their use of lethal force “amounts to extrajudicial executions” and a violation of international maritime law.
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry also issued a statement condemning the US for destroying a vessel off its coast, urged Washington to respect international law, and called for diplomatic dialogue to address drug trafficking in the region.
On Tuesday, as part of the ‘Here in Struggle’ week of action, Colombian social movements marched to the US Embassy in Bogotá in solidarity with the Palestinian and Venezuelan peoples, denouncing Trump’s interference and threats. Over 50,000 Cubans marched alongside President Miguel Díaz-Canel last Friday as a show of support for Venezuela as well.
Edited by Andreína Chávez in Caracas.
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