HEADLINE: Political Crises Deepen in Brazil and Venezuela Amidst US Pressure GUEST AND TITLE: Alejandro Peña Esclusa, Venezuelan writer and thinker; Ernesto Araújo, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Brazil SUMMARY: Ernesto Araújo discusses form
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🗓️ 16 September 2025
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GUEST AND TITLE: Alejandro Peña Esclusa, Venezuelan writer and thinker; Ernesto Araújo, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Brazil
SUMMARY: Ernesto Araújo discusses former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's conviction for an alleged assassination plot, calling it a "show trial" despite a dissenting judge's opinion. He notes Bolsonaro's failed anti-system movement. Alejandro Peña Esclusa reports a US military buildup near Venezuela, fostering internal military discussions about turning in Maduro. Both believe their countries' fates are linked; Venezuela's liberation could expose a crime network, potentially delegitimizing Lula's regime and fostering broader Latin American freedom.
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| 0:26.5 | Reneste Arousa, former foreign minister to the Republic of Brazil. |
| 0:29.9 | He's in Africa. |
| 0:31.5 | And Alejandro Pena Excluza, he is in Europe. |
| 0:35.7 | He is a Venezuelan writer and thinker and geopolitical observer. |
| 0:41.1 | Gentlemen, your countries are critical to the success of the Western Hemisphere. So, Ernesto, |
| 0:47.3 | I come to you. What does the upset in Venezuela mean for Brazil, mean for the people of Brazil. They're watching it closely |
| 0:56.0 | through the news. What do they take from it? Well, John, I think most people would say, |
| 1:03.7 | the same thing I'm going to say, Brazil's and Venezuelans fortunes are tied together, |
| 1:09.1 | our fates are tied together. We can either go together and succumb to a totalitarian nightmare, |
| 1:16.6 | or we can liberate ourselves together with the help, |
| 1:21.6 | the essential help of the United States. |
| 1:23.6 | I remember early in 2019 when I was foreign minister and we had a very |
| 1:29.4 | assertive foreign policy against the terrorist regime of Maduro. I was in the border |
| 1:36.0 | of Colombia and Venezuela in a most lateral event to support the Venezuelan people against Maduro. |
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