Lula’s Amazon Crime Fight Masks Sovereignty Risks Amid America’s Strategic Interests

In a revealing display of regional posturing, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dismissed crucial international cooperation in combating organized crime in the Amazon, insisting on an "integrated action" among South American nations without "foreign interventions." While sovereignty is a cherished principle, Lula’s stance raises urgent questions about whether national pride is being prioritized over effective security—a gamble with direct implications for American interests. Is Ignoring U.S. Support Jeopardizing Regional Security? During the opening of the new Police Cooperation Center in Manaus, a hub intended to unify intelligence across nine Amazonian countries and Brazilian states, Lula emphatically rejected...