26th Forum os Sao Paulo confronted imperialism

 
26th Forum of São Paulo confronted imperialism

The meeting reflected the general tendencies of a confrontation with the increasingly offensive policy of the capitalist countries in the face of the crisis

    Published on: 7/6/2023

source: Diario da Causa Operaria

 

The XXVI Foro de São Paulo – meeting of parties of the Latin American left, with the presence of guests from Europe and the United States, held from June 29 to July 2, in Brasília, was marked by a strong confrontation with the imperialist countries , first and foremost the United States, which oppresses the entire region.

In this way, it reflected the general tendencies of a confrontation, even of sectors of the nationalist and bourgeois left, with the increasingly offensive policy of the rich capitalist countries towards the poor countries, which, in the face of the worsening of the historical crisis of capitalism, seek to unload all the weight of the crisis in the lives of oppressed peoples and the working class as a whole.

From the opening with the presence of President Lula, through almost all of the working groups that met on the most varied topics (youth, women, communications, etc.), to the final plenary that approved the final resolutionof the meeting, what stood out was the clear anti-imperialist position, under the influence of the most important parties of the forum and that integrate the governments of countries in which for years there has been a hard confrontation against the imperialist domination that has organized attacks against the peoples of all our continent, such as Brazil (marked by the coup d'état and the illegal conviction and imprisonment of Lula, which brought Bolsonaro to the government); Cuba, surrounded for six decades by the criminal blockade of imperialism; Venezuela, the target of numerous coup attempts, blockades and theft of its wealth, among others.

The document, released on Tuesday (4th), points out, for example, Lula's electoral victory as the "most forceful historical response to the coup d'état", which led to "during the following years, the parties of the left and progressives, trade unions and Brazilian social movements would suffer strong persecution ". At the same time, when he points out that given the inauguration of Lula, as well as Dilma Rousseff in the “BRICS bank”, we are facing a historic shift in the correlation of forces that “reposition the Brazilian left as a protagonist in their country, and at the same time President Lula as an international protagonist ”.

According to the resolution, this situation is the result of a process of struggle that has led, in recent years, to “huge popular demonstrations against neoliberal and right-wing policies, the struggle for social, economic and cultural rights…” which also promote a series of electoral victories, as in Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Honduras, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela, against the right.

One of the main topics discussed at the meeting was the imperialist blockades against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

In the final resolution it is noted:

“ We condemn and demand the unconditional lifting of the criminal and intensified economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US government against the Cuban people for more than 60 years, and we demand the exclusion of Cuba from the list of States sponsoring terrorism. We also condemn the unilateral sanctions against Nicaragua and Venezuela and the interference in the internal affairs of these countries .”

In addition to this, several other positions of confrontation with the policy of imperialism were adopted, such as:

    the defense of regional integration as one of the axes;
    the search for a new industrialization... based on the inducing role of the State... ceasing to be a region that merely exports natural resources and commodities ;
    support for Argentina in its claim to  sovereignty  over the Malvinas Islands;
    defense of our sovereignty and against   US interference in our countries.