‘Maduro is Venezuela’s problem, not Brazil’s’, says Lula

Maduro’s dictatorial regime claims that Brazil has also acted against Venezuelan society. According to the text, Itamaraty would act “in a systematic campaign that violates the principles of the United Nations Charter, such as national sovereignty and self-determination of peoples, including violating the Brazilian Constitution itself in its mandate of non-interference in the internal affairs of the states” .

The document was published one day after Itamaraty released a note saying that it received “with surprise the offensive tone adopted” by Venezuelan authorities. In addition to the veto in Brics, Brazil did not recognize Maduro’s victory this year and the behavior of Celso Amorim, Lula’s special advisor for international affairs, was reportedly bothering the dictator.

At the end of October, Maduro summoned his ambassador to Brasília, Manuel Vadell, for “consultations”. As Facto News columnist Jamil Chade showed, in diplomatic practice, this is a gesture to show repudiation of another government and a first step towards an eventual complete withdrawal of representation in the country.

Publication with threat

Still in October, Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Police published an image with a similar silhouette of Lula and the Brazilian flag. The photo also had the photo “whoever messes with Venezuela gets hurt.” The next day, the post was deleted.

“Our homeland is independent, free and sovereign. We do not accept blackmail from anyone”, said an excerpt from the publication. Initially, the Brazilian government would not comment, but later decided to publish the note via Itamaraty.