Brazil communicated this Saturday its “great concern” about the “complaints of violations of the human rights of opponents“to the regime of Venezuela. He did it one day after the inauguration of Nicolas Maduro for a third term.
“Although we recognize the gestures of detente by the Maduro government, such as the release of 1,500 detainees in recent months (…), The Brazilian government deplores the recent episodes of arrests, threats and persecution of political opponents“said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement.
Brazil did not recognize Maduro’s victory
Since the Lula administration They do not officially recognize Maduro’s victory and the presentation of the election minutes was requestedwhich were never made public. However, Lula da Silva’s government sent its ambassador to Caracas to the inauguration of the Chavista leader.
Maduro’s re-election last July is questioned by the opposition, which denounced fraud and claimed the victory of its candidate Edmundo González Urrutiathen forced into exile.
Which other countries did not recognize Maduro’s investiture?
Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic They also rejected this Saturday the investiture ceremony of President Nicolás Maduro. The four governments, which make up the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD)they rejected “in the most energetic way the illegitimate act of inauguration of January 10 in Venezuela (…) product of electoral fraud imposed through State terror against the Venezuelan people.”
“The ADD will continue to work alongside the international community for a democratic transition in Venezuela that puts an end to this regrettable period of oppression and systematic violations of human rights,” the statement added.
Corina Machado spoke after the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro: “It consolidates a coup d’état”
Opposition leader Corina Machado spoke for the first time this Friday after the denunciation of his arrest by the Nicolás Maduro regime and denounced that “today he consolidates a coup d’état” in Venezuela and reported that Edmundo González will not return to the country for the moment. “The conditions are not met,” he said.
In a recorded message, Machado He denounced that “Maduro consolidates a coup d’état” this Friday. “Yesterday Venezuela saw courage displayed throughout the country. Today the world sees fear locked in a room. Have no doubts. This is over“he assured.
Venezuela: the irony of Nicolás Maduro against Edmundo González Urrutia: “Has he arrived? I’m nervous”
The recent assumed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, mocked this Friday the opponent Edmundo González Urrutia, who is proclaimed the winner of the elections of July 28. “As I’m waiting for it to arrive, I’m nervous“he said ironically during the inauguration ceremony.
During the event, a loud noise was heard, as if someone had fallen to the ground. That circumstance was used by Maduro to ironize the possibility that González Urrutia would arrive to assume power. “Who fell over there? Has Edmundo arrived?” said.
Source: Ambito
