Overview

• Trump said he approved secret CIA actions targeting Venezuela, and The New York Times reported the authorization could extend to lethal operations, which Caracas condemned as aggression.
• G1 reports, citing the Miami Herald, that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez advanced two Qatar‑mediated transition plans that U.S. officials rejected as preserving criminal networks under a new guise.
• U.S. forces struck a vessel near Venezuela in international waters this week, killing six, with Washington calling it a narcoterrorist boat and Venezuela saying the dead were fishermen as Human Rights Watch and the U.N. Security Council raised legal concerns.
• O Globo reports Brazil is assessing U.S. objectives after Caribbean deployments and the terror designation of Tren de Aragua, fearing border destabilization and renewed migration.
• Analysts quoted by Agência Brasil warn the U.S. posture risks violating international law, setting a regional intervention precedent, and pursuing control of Venezuelan oil rather than focusing on narcotics.