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Trump Directs Pentagon to Ready Military Plans Against Cartels, Provoking Latin American Protests

Mexico and other capitals have formally rebuked U.S. intervention moves in response to new trade penalties coupled with a bounty on the Venezuelan president.

La noticia de la orden del presidente Trump ya ha intensificado el recelo contra la intervención desde el extranjero. Foto: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
El presidente Donald Trump quiere volver a los tiempos en que América Latina era el patio trasero de EU

Overview

  • President Trump signed a secret executive order directing the Pentagon to develop plans for potential military operations against designated drug cartels in Latin America.
  • The administration has formally labeled six Mexican and two Venezuelan cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, unlocking harsher sanctions and counterterrorism tools.
  • On August 7, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on major drug-trafficking charges.
  • A July executive decree raised U.S. tariffs on certain Brazilian exports to 50 percent and revoked visas of judges handling cases against former President Jair Bolsonaro.
  • Mexico’s government and other regional capitals have publicly rejected any U.S. troop deployments and issued diplomatic protests over perceived sovereignty violations.