Ministerial decree, signed in 2019 by the then ministers Sergio Moro (Justice and Public Security) and Ernesto Araujo (External Relations), will prevent the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, from entering Brazil Attending the inauguration ceremony of the elected president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), an event that will be attended by representatives from countries such as the USA, Argentina and Germany.
In the document, the government of the president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) states that the entry into Brazil of senior officials of the Venezuelan regime is contrary to the Federal Constitution. In order for Lula to be able to receive Maduro on January 1, the current government must rescind the joint decree – a measure that Workers’ Party interlocutors say they consider unlikely.
Some of the motives for preparing the text were the announcement of the meetings of the Lima Group on January 4, 2019 and February 25, 2019. The entity brings together diplomatic representatives from 14 countries in the Americas, with the aim of searching for solutions to the political crisis. economy in the neighboring country.
In South America, the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas and the consulates and vice-consulates scattered throughout the neighboring country were closed by a political strategy spearheaded by the most radical wing of Bolsonarianism.
the decision, Which should be mirrored by Lolaleaving hundreds of Brazilians living in Venezuela without diplomatic assistance.
In 2019, in a statement he made alongside Venezuelan politician Juan Guaido, the main opponent of the Venezuelan dictator, Bolsonaro expressed his commitment against the Maduro regime.
“We will spare no effort – within the framework of legality, our constitution and our traditions – for the re-establishment of democracy in Venezuela. And we all know that this will not only be possible through elections, but through fair and credible elections,” the representative said at the time.
The Brazilian government does not recognize Maduro as the president of Venezuela, as it considers the last presidential elections in the country, held in 2018, to be fraudulent.
On Wednesday (30), the Venezuelan dictator stipulated holding free elections in the country in order to fully withdraw sanctions from countries such as the United States on its economy.
“Do you want free elections? Fair and transparent? We want elections free of sanctions and unilateral coercive measures. [que tenhamos] New and beautiful elections,” he said in a meeting with foreign correspondents at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas.
The presidents of Honduras, Argentina and Germany will attend Lula’s inauguration. The President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, has announced that she will arrive in Brazil to take part in the inauguration ceremony of the Workers’ Party, on January 1.
In a gesture intended to signal international support for the president-elect, the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will also visit Brazil from December 31, 2022 to January 3, 2023.
The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, should also come to Brazil for Lula’s inauguration, according to Argentina’s ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Scioli.
From the United States, the transition team is looking forward to hosting Vice President Kamala Harris or the President Joe Biden🇧🇷 The White House has not yet decided who will represent the country at the Labor Party inauguration ceremony.
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