A group of Brazilian lawmakers will travel to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador in November to discuss an agreement in which Colombia permits the U.S. military to use at least seven army bases on Colombian soil.
According to news station Radio Santa Fe, the trip was approved on Wednesday by a Foreign Affairs Committee following a proposal from Brazilian deputy Raul Jungmann.
Jungmann, who recently led a group of officials to Honduras in order to witness first hand the severity of the current crisis gripping the country, was quoted saying that Latin American countries “have many problems in common, such as illegal migration, drug trafficking and arms issues … it is important to discuss these issues in order to seek joint solutions.”
Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador have had various diplomatic disputes over the last years, which have been revived recently by the decision from Bogota to establish an agreement which would potentially allow the United States Military to have access to up to seven military bases across Colombian soil.