After the government of Nicolas Maduro decided to expel diplomatic personnel from the Argentine embassy in Venezuela and proceed to close it, Brazil agreed to a request from the local Foreign Ministry and will represent the country’s interests in Caracas.
Following the criticism that Chavismo received regarding the results of the last elections, Maduro ordered the closure of the diplomatic headquarters, a measure that will be implemented starting this Thursday.
In this context of the breakdown of diplomatic ties between the two countries, The Government began negotiations with diplomatic representatives of Brazil (the Brazilian ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli, as well as the foreign minister Mauro Vieira) so that the country governed by Lula da Silva protects Argentine interests in Caracas after the closure of the embassy.
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Decades ago, during the Falklands War, there were precedents of this nature: the Brazilian diplomatic corps had already agreed to act as a mediator to represent Argentine interests in the United Kingdom.
Brazilian diplomatic sources confirmed to PERFIL that the talks between Mondino and his counterpart Mauro Vieira reached a successful conclusion so that Brazil can defend Argentina’s position in the country governed by Maduro.
Beyond the turbulence between Chavismo and Javier Milei, the government of Lula da Silva also experienced a clash with Venezuela over the way the elections were conducted. After the opaque results of last Sunday were known, the president of Brazil decided to send Celso Amorim to Venezuela, representing the Brazilian state.
On Monday, July 29, the official said that “It is difficult to accept the proclamation of the results, in a solemn ceremony, if the minutes are not yet available”He added that although the Venezuelan electoral system “does not allow manipulation,” the question “is whether the total corresponds to what each table produced.”
The Argentine representative, Diana Mondino, participated this Wednesday in the meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) and confirmed that “the fraud has been remarkable”“His regime is a violator, he is a leader who makes his own people suffer,” said the foreign minister about Maduro.
Foreign Minister Diana Mondino with her Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira.
During the day, when Maduro’s decision to close the Argentine embassy in his country became known, Mondino addressed the Negotiation of a “safe conduct” so that diplomatic personnel can withdraw from Venezuelan territoryleaving unresolved the situation of the opposition leaders who have been refugees since March 20, under the care of the Argentine government.
In this regard, the provisions of the Venezuelan regime would be against Article 19 of the Asylum Conventionwhich establishes that “if due to a breakdown in relations the diplomatic representative who has granted asylum must leave the territorial State, he or she will leave with the asylum seekers.”
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Political crisis in Venezuela
Doubts about the electoral process in Venezuela were even raised by one of the organizations authorized by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to observe the elections: the Carter Center On Tuesday, the US published a harsh statement in which it objected to the elections that declared Maduro the winner because they did not conform to “international parameters and standards of electoral integrity.”
In the same document, the CNE authorities were questioned for alleged “bias in favor of the ruling party and against the opposition candidates,” aligned around Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiawho He served as ambassador in Buenos Aires between 2000 and 2002.
The opposition leader, supported by the disqualified candidate Maria Corina Machadodemanded on Tuesday that Maduro’s government not repress the demonstrators who took to the streets to protest, united against what they consider a fraud orchestrated by the government. Meanwhile, under international pressure, Maduro hinted that he would be willing to present the electoral records that would prove his reelection.
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