The theologian Frei Betto, the singer-songwriter and playwright Chico Buarque, the journalist Fernando Morais, and the novelist Eric Nepomuceno head a list of Brazilian intellectuals and artists who have joined the statement in solidarity with Cuba circulated by the Red de Intelectuales, Artistas y Movimientos Sociales en Defensa de la Humanidad (REDH) since last May 2.

In a message shared on Facebook, the president of Casa de las Américas, Abel Prieto, thanked the Brazilian intellectuals for their unwavering solidarity and highlighted the label #CubaNoEstáSola.

The REDH statement, disseminated by its International Coordination, denounces the recent military threats issued by the Trump administration against Cuba, as well as the new sanctions that deepen the imperialist blockade.

“While humanity cries out for peace, cooperation, and respect for international law,” the text continues, “the Trump administration responds with the logic of state terrorism: the reinforcement of the criminal economic, commercial, and financial blockade, and the persecution of any financial transaction that dares to approach the island.”

The document underscores that these actions are not driven by any political rationale but rather by the coercive force of an imperial power that resorts to violence in an attempt to nullify the sovereignty and dignity of an entire people.

REDH expresses its fullest support for the government and people of Cuba, recognizing their inalienable right to self-determination and to build their own destiny without external interference.

In the face of the empire’s recent and dangerous threats against the largest island of the Antilles, REDH issues an urgent call to all intellectuals, academics, artists, the international community, governments, social movements, and the peoples of the world to speak out and close ranks in support of Cuba.

They demand the immediate and unconditional cessation of the economic blockade and the removal of these new sanctions, which violate the United Nations Charter.