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The OAS convened an extraordinary meeting for anti-democratic acts in Brazil

The OAS convened an extraordinary meeting for anti-democratic acts in Brazil

The organization explained that the event will start at 10 (12 in Argentina), with the latest events in Brazil as the only item on the agenda.

This Sunday hundreds of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded in Brasilia the headquarters of the three powers of the State: the Planalto Palacethe Congress and the Supreme justice courtin demand of a coup d’état.

“We condemn the attack on the institutions in Brasilia, which constitutes a reprehensible action and a direct attack on democracy. These actions are inexcusable and of a fascist nature,” Luis Almagro published that same dayOAS Secretary General, on Twitter.

Several leaders of the region expressed their solidarity with the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and requested the intervention of the OAS in this crisis.

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, was especially critical of the role of this organization, from which he demanded the application of the Inter-American Democratic Charter.

“It is urgent time for the OAS meeting if it wants to continue to live as an institution and apply the Inter-American Democratic Charter,” the Colombian president stressed on Sunday.

“We proposed that the inter-American human rights system be strengthened by applying current regulations and expanding the charter to women’s, environmental and collective rights, but the answer is parliamentary coups or violent coups from the extreme right,” he added. Petro.

Yesterday, during his visit to Chile, he agreed with his partner gabriel boric that they would work together with other countries in the region “in multilateral forums and through the mechanisms provided for by regional institutions, such as the OAS, in strengthening democracy and the rule of law in the region.”

In front of the press, Boric remarked that “there can be no nuances, because these actions are unacceptable and so are complicit silences.”

Source: Ambito

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