Posted on 11/29/2023 4:29:19 PM PST by Rusty0604
Brazil "has intensified defensive actions" along its northern border as it monitors a territorial dispute between its neighbors, Guyana and Venezuela, the country's defense ministry said on Wednesday.
"The Ministry of Defense has been monitoring the situation. Defensive actions have been intensified in the northern border region of the country, promoting a greater military presence," it said in a statement.
Brazil's push to move more military resources north comes amid rising tensions between Venezuela and Guayana over an oil-rich region known as the "Esequiba," which constitutes over two thirds of Guyana's total land mass.
Venezuela's claims on the Esequiba, which have been the source of a long-running territorial dispute, were reignited in recent years after Guyana's discovery of oil and gas near the maritime border.
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“Now how can Biden mess this up?”
More like, “how did Biden’s Neocons create this mess”.
It may take a while, but some day we’ll find out.
Biden hates xom. Exxon has huge oil presence there.
Give him time.
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