ABOUT Brazil This Thursday, he officially took over the Argentine diplomatic mission in Venezuela after the Argentine diplomatic corps was expelled from the country on the orders of Nicolás Maduro. The main concern is the six Venezuelan opposition figures who have been holed up in the Argentine embassy for two months and whose physical integrity is at risk due to the threat of an invasion of the Argentine mission by Venezuelan forces.
Since Monday, when Argentina refused to recognize Maduro’s disputed victory and Argentine diplomats were expelled without trial, the country’s diplomatic mission in Caracas has been surrounded by police and members of armed groups loyal to the Venezuelan government, with movements at various times that indicated a possible invasion of the building. Two months ago, six Venezuelan opposition leaders sought asylum in Argentina and received aid, but Nicolás Maduro’s government did not allow them to leave the diplomatic mission for the airport, and there was clear fear that an invasion would pose a high risk to their safety.
It was the Argentine government, despite the crisis created by the country’s president, Javier Miley, who called his colleague BrazilEiro, Lula da Silva as a “corrupt official” and “former convict” who set the tone Brazil take over its representation in Caracas. At dawn this Thursday, the flag BrazilA threshing floor has been erected outside the Argentine embassy in Caracas, showing that the building is now protected Brazilone of Venezuela’s few allies in the region.
ABOUT Brazil will take over all consular work and security for both the diplomatic mission and the official residence of the Argentine ambassador in the Venezuelan capital. After Argentina refused to recognize his re-election and denounced the alleged fraud to keep him in power, Nicolás Maduro called Argentine President Javier Miley “crazy,” a “fascist,” and a “sadist.”
In addition to the fact that diplomacy already officially represented Argentina, Brazil could also begin representing other countries in Venezuela in the coming days. The government of Peru, another of the seven countries whose ambassadors were expelled from Venezuela on Monday for not recognizing Maduro’s reelection, has also made a request to the government. Brazil to take over his diplomatic mission in Caracas.
Until this Thursday Brazil has not officially recognized Maduro’s victory, but has not accused the Venezuelan dictator of fraud, opting to request additional data on the presidential election. But Lula’s party, the Workers’ Party (PT), has already officially recognized the re-election of the neighboring country’s president, and Lula has said in interviews that Venezuela’s elections were democratic and peaceful, ignoring numerous allegations of irregularities and a crackdown on protests that has already left at least 17 people dead, and suggesting that he may soon recognize the victory of Maduro, whose ally and friend he has been for years.