MADRID 1 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil issued a statement this Friday in which it expressed its “surprise” at the “offensive tone” that the Venezuelan authorities have used after the blockade of their entry into the BRICS, during the group’s last summit. which was held last week in Kazan.
“The Brazilian Government notes with surprise the offensive tone adopted by the Venezuelan authorities in their demonstrations about Brazil and its national symbols,” begins a note in response to a post on Instagram by the Venezuelan Police in which President Luis Inácio is reprimanded. Lula da Silva.
“Opting for personal attacks and rhetorical escalations, instead of political and diplomatic channels, does not correspond to the respectful way with which the Brazilian government treats Venezuela and its people,” the Government emphasizes.
The note continues to highlight that “Brazil has always greatly appreciated the principle of non-intervention and fully respects the sovereignty of each country, especially that of its neighbors,” while committed to “sincere dialogue, respect between differences and mutual understanding” as the basis of relationships.
Although the statement does not refer to the BRICS, it does refer to the July 28 elections, the results of which have not yet been recognized by Brazil considering that there is still a lack of transparency around the process that must be clarified.
“The interest of the Brazilian Government in the Venezuelan electoral process is related, among other factors, to its status as a witness in the Barbados Agreements, for which it was invited, as well as to follow the July 28 elections,” explains Foreign Affairs.
This week, the Venezuelan Police published on their social networks a photograph of a black silhouette that corresponds to President Lula on a background with the Brazilian flag with the text ‘whoever messes with Venezuela dries up’.
The Venezuelan authorities, including President Nicolás Maduro, have once again shown their discomfort in recent days over Brazil’s blockade of its entry into the BRICS in response to the new political crisis in Venezuela after the elections.
The relationship between both countries is not going through its best moment, after Lula, although without being as explicit as other leaders in the region, has reproached Maduro for not having presented evidence of his victory in the elections. Brazil feels that it has lost confidence in its partner. “They told us one thing and did another,” said Celso Amorim, an adviser to the Brazilian president.
