‘If you're serious about fighting organised crime, Brazil is in’ - Lula offers Trump co-operation but rebukes him for Venezuela

"The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said that he has sought to cooperate with the United States with intelligence and actions against drug trafficking, but criticised the tactics used to address the issue, during his visit to the pharmaceutical company Brainfarma in Anapolis, Thursday. "Some time ago, he was attacking Venezuela because of drug trafficking and organised crime. Then he went there, got Maduro, and took him to New York. And I told President Trump: If you were serious in the fight against organized crime, Brazil is on it," said the Brazilian president. This was in reference to the armed attack by Donald Trump's government on Venezuela on January 3 in an operation that culminated in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores. At the site, Lula da Silva shared his political vision for the year 2026, stating that it will be a decisive moment for public clarity, transparency, and the fight against disinformation in the country. "I want to make this year of 2026 the year in which there will be a contest, since the World Cup will be between truth and lies. We will try to make clear to Brazilian society what is true or false in this country, who does and who says who does and who does not," said the president. The visit of the Brazilian president to the pharmaceutical plant took place in the context of local production of scopolamine, which is the main active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in the medication Buscopan (used against colic and abdominal pain) in the region. With the aim of strengthening the national industry, reducing dependence on imports, and making Brazil the first country in Latin America to produce this API, with an investment of about 250 million Brazilian reais. "

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