Lula government ‘deplores’ Maduro’s attacks on opponents, one day after inauguration

“As a country that proposes to lead an international coalition in defense of democracy, Brazil must act firmly in the face of this scenario of political-institutional crisis and deterioration of democracy, public freedoms and human rights in the neighboring country” they argued.

In the letter, the entities ask, among other points, for “the non-recognition of the Venezuelan electoral result until the original electoral records are presented and verified and until the UN Human Rights Committee issues a ruling on the merits of the demand that is under its jurisdiction.” formal analysis”.

Brazilian social movements sent a letter to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asking for exactly the opposite: that the government recognize the election of Nicolás Maduro.

The letter is signed by entities such as the National Youth Movement, Brazilian Press Association, Brazilian Association of Jurists for Democracy, National Confederation of Neighborhood Associations, Popular Brazil Movement, Landless Rural Workers Movement, Brazilian Union of Women, Brazilian Union of Secondary Students, Union of Blacks for Equality and National LGBT Union.

“We would like to highlight the importance of maintaining good neighborly relations between our country and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, based on mutual respect, cooperation and understanding of the internal complexities of each nation”, they state.

The group requests that “the Brazilian government recognizes the legitimacy of the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro, which took place according to Venezuela’s internal processes.