Storyline: Several Latin American countries have expressed concerns over the military deployment in the Caribbean Sea by the United States. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier, has entered the Caribbean Sea on November 16 for what Washington calls counter-narcotics operations. Since early September, U.S. forces have sunk more than 20 alleged drug-trafficking boats, killing over 80 people. Washington framed the operations as counter-narcotics measures, while Caracas said they are geopolitical pressure tactics aimed at destabilizing the country. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Sunday that he was "very concerned" about U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean Sea and planned to talk with Trump to prevent conflict with Venezuela. South America is considered a "zone of peace," free of nuclear weapons, and "there is nothing to justify a conflict," Lula told Brazilian media after attending the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Also on Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that the real reason behind the U.S. plan to invade Venezuela is oil resources. The president expressed his hope for finding a peaceful political solution to the Venezuelan crisis and reiterated his opposition to invading Venezuela. Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rosa Villavicencio stated on the same day that U.S. military threats against Venezuela are escalating regional tensions, and any actions destabilizing Venezuela would trigger massive population displacement. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Sunday that the people of Mexico "must always be alert to defend justice and any attempt at external interference" after Trump said last week that he was okay with launching strikes in Mexico to stop drugs. At an event marking the 115th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution on Thursday, Sheinbaum also stressed that Mexico needs no help from the U.S. to fight cartels. Javier Oliva, a security expert from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), said a U.S. military attack in Mexico would come at tremendous political and economic costs. "It would place tremendous strain and cause serious problems for Mexico-U.S. relations. Even the use of armed drones by the DEA, the FBI or the CIA would constitute an act of force without consent from the Mexican government," said Oliva. Shotlist: FILE: Washington D.C., USA - October 2024: 1. Various of White House, U.S. national flag FILE: Norfolk, Virginia, USA - July 22, 2017: 2. Various of USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown: 3. Venezuelan national flag 4. Various of city view, pedestrians FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - August 2025: 5. Pedestrians FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown: 6. Various of traffic FILE: Mexico - 2025: 7. National flags of Mexico, United States 8. Aerial shot of containers, traffic 9. Various of traffic FILE: El Paso, Texas, USA - 2018: 10. Various of traffic at U.S.-Mexico border; sign reading "Welcome to Mexico" Mexico City, Mexico - Recent: 11. Interview in progress 12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed in English) Javier Oliva, security analyst, National Autonomous University of Mexico (starting with shot 11): "It would place tremendous strain and cause serious problems for Mexico-U.S. relations. Even the use of armed drones by the DEA, the FBI or the CIA would constitute an act of force without consent from the Mexican government." FILE: Bogota, Colombia - Feb 7, 2020: 13. National flag of Colombia FILE: Bogota, Colombia - July 2, 2017: 14. Various of traffic FILE: Brazil - Date Unknown: 15. Brazilian national flag, traffic FILE: Sao Paulo, Brazil - Date Unknown: 16. Various of buildings, traffic [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]