The governments of Brazil, Mexico, and Spain have issued a landmark joint statement expressing “deep concern” over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba, calling on all parties to take immediate measures to alleviate the situation and to refrain from actions that further deteriorate the living conditions of the Cuban population or contravene international law.
The declaration, published on the Spanish Foreign Ministry’s website on Saturday, emerged following a meeting of the three nations’ leaders at the In Defence of Democracy summit held in Barcelona. In unambiguous terms, the statement read: “The Governments of Brazil, Spain and Mexico express our deep concern regarding the serious humanitarian crisis the Cuban people faces and call for the necessary measures to be taken to alleviate this situation and to avoid actions that worsen the living conditions of the population or contravene international law.”
Brasília, Madrid, and Mexico City further reaffirmed their commitment to the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter — including territorial integrity, sovereign equality, and the peaceful settlement of disputes — and declared their readiness to step up coordinated humanitarian efforts in support of the Cuban people. The three governments also called for “sincere and respectful dialogue” as the only viable path towards a long-term resolution, stressing that the future of Cuba must be freely determined by the Cuban people themselves.
The joint communiqué arrives against a backdrop of intensifying economic pressure on Havana. In late January 2026, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorising Washington to impose import tariffs on goods from any country that sells or supplies oil to Cuba, simultaneously declaring a state of emergency on the grounds of an alleged national security threat emanating from the island. The Cuban government swiftly condemned the measure, accusing Washington of deliberately seeking to strangle the Caribbean nation’s economy and render living conditions unbearable for ordinary Cubans.
Diplomatic channels, however, have not been entirely closed. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated in an interview with NBC News last week that negotiations with the United States, while challenging, remained feasible. In subsequent remarks, Díaz-Canel underscored that Cuba harbours no aggressive intentions towards the United States and remains committed to a posture of defence and non-aggression.
The trilateral statement from two of Latin America’s largest economies alongside a major European power signals a growing international consensus that the humanitarian toll of Washington’s economic measures on Cuba demands urgent multilateral attention — and that unilateral coercive actions must be brought within the bounds of international law.
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