Venezuela reported that Brazil vetoed his entry BRICS during the summit in Russia, despite the good diplomatic relationship that both nations historically maintained. The country led by Nicolas Maduro considered that this action was a “aggression” and a “hostile gesture.”
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry issued a statement stating that, although it had received the “backing and support” of the rest of the members of the group of emerging economies, the Brazilian representative “decided to maintain the veto that Jair Bolsonaro applied for years.”
This action “constitutes an aggression against Venezuela and a hostile gesture,” continued the Foreign Ministry, which also described it as “inexplicable and immoral” the veto.
Venezuela has been seeking for months to be an active member of the bloc. Maduro traveled to Kazan to meet with the BRICS partners and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, had already granted his support.
Lula da Silva did not participate in the group’s summit as he suffered a domestic accident that prevented him from traveling. The Brazilian delegation was headed by ambassador Eduardo Paes Saboia.
The BRICS bloc, founded in 2009, originally had four members: Brazil, China, India and Russia. In 2010 South Africa joined and this year Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates joined.
Diplomatic breakdown between Venezuela and Brazil?
Although Lula da Silva always maintained a good relationship with Venezuela, after the disputed elections of July 28 – which proclaimed Nicolas Maduro as the winner with strong allegations of fraud – the president of Brazil kept his distance and insisted on requests for the dissemination of the electoral records.
This new episode could mean even greater tension in the bond between both countries.
Both countries had resumed relations in January 2023, after the diplomatic break in 2019 due to the Bolsonaro’s recognition of opponent Juan Guaidó as interim president.
Maduro and Lula, in fact, spoke of a “new era” in relationships in May 2023 when They met at the Planalto palace, seat of the Brazilian presidency.
Source: Ambito
