2 legisladores dos EUA que visitam Cuba denunciam o 'bombardeio económico' da ilha sob bloqueio energético

HAVANA (AP) — Dois legisladores dos EUA apelaram a uma solução permanente para as crises de Cuba depois de terem testemunhado os efeitos de um bloqueio energético dos EUA numa visita oficial à ilha.

Os democratas Pramila Jayapal, de Washington, e Jonathan Jackson, de Illinois, reuniram-se com o Presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel, com o Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros Bruno Rodríguez e com membros do Parlamento durante uma deslocação de cinco dias que terminou no domingo.

Díaz-Canel escreveu na segunda-feira no X que, ao reunir-se com Jayapal e Jackson, “denunciou os danos criminosos causados pelo #bloqueio, em particular as consequências do embargo energético imposto pela atual administração dos EUA e as suas ameaças de ações ainda mais agressivas”.

Díaz-Canel acrescentou: “Reafirmei a disposição do nosso governo para um diálogo bilateral sério e responsável e para encontrar soluções para as nossas diferenças existentes.”

Tanto os EUA como Cuba reconheceram recentemente que as conversações estão em curso ao mais alto nível, mas não foram divulgados quaisquer detalhes.

Jayapal disse aos jornalistas que acredita que medidas recentes tomadas por Cuba, como a abertura da economia a certos investimentos de cubano-americanos residentes no estrangeiro; o recente anúncio de que mais de 2.000 prisioneiros seriam indultados; e a chegada de uma equipa do FBI para colaborar na investigação de um homicídio envolvendo uma embarcação com bandeira dos EUA, “indicam que chegou o momento para que tenhamos uma negociação real entre os dois países e para reverter a falhada política dos EUA de décadas, um resquício da Guerra Fria que já não serve nem o povo americano nem o povo cubano.”

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            No final de Janeiro, o Presidente dos EUA Donald Trump ameaçou impor tarifas a qualquer país que vendesse ou fornecesse petróleo a Cuba, embora tenha feito uma exceção para um navio russo que chegou à ilha na semana passada com 730,000 barris de petróleo bruto. Tratou-se do primeiro carregamento de petróleo em três meses a atracar em Cuba, que produz apenas 40% do petróleo de que necessita.

“Trata-se de uma punição coletiva cruel — uma espécie de bombardeamento económico da infraestrutura do país — que causou danos permanentes. Tem de terminar imediatamente”, disseram Jayapal e Jackson num comunicado divulgado no domingo.

Os envios críticos de petróleo provenientes da Venezuela foram interrompidos depois de os EUA terem atacado o país sul-americano no início de Janeiro e terem detido então o seu líder, Nicolás Maduro.

Cubanos que já sofrem há cinco anos uma crise económica sentiram de forma aguda o impacto da escassez de combustível: apagões nacionais, falta de gasolina e racionamento, ausência de transportes públicos, cortes no horário de trabalho, hospitais e cirurgias paralisados e suspensão de voos, entre outras coisas.

A Rússia prometeu uma segunda entrega de petróleo, embora não esteja claro quando poderá chegar. Os especialistas disseram que o primeiro carregamento poderia produzir cerca de 180,000 barris de gasóleo, o suficiente para alimentar a procura diária de Cuba durante nove ou 10 dias.

Jayapal disse que, embora carregamentos desse tipo sejam críticos, são apenas soluções temporárias: “Precisamos de uma solução mais longa e permanente para o povo cubano e para o povo americano.”

Entretanto, Jackson comparou o bloqueio do Estreito de Ormuz, na costa do Irão, ao bloqueio petrolífero em Cuba, acrescentando que a ilha “é a parte mais sancionada da Terra”.

“O nosso governo está a lutar para manter o Estreito de Ormuz aberto, para que haja um fluxo livre de petróleo em todo o mundo. Queremos, por razões humanitárias, um fluxo livre de petróleo, combustível e energia no nosso próprio hemisfério”, disse.

Jackson e Jayapal disseram que irão preparar um relatório e continuar a trabalhar nas iniciativas propostas por outros membros da Câmara dos Representantes dos EUA para levantar as sanções contra Cuba, a fim de aliviar a crise humanitária em curso.

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