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Spanish.— The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, seems to have chosen to soften his stance in light of the growing crisis with Venezuela’s regime. At least, this is suggested by his latest statements during an interview on RedeTV, where he stated that he cannot be constantly worrying about what happens in that country, while also asserting that President Nicolás Maduro is not his problem.
“I’ve learned that one has to be very careful when it comes to other countries and presidents. Maduro is a problem for Venezuela, not a problem for Brazil (…) I want Venezuela to do well, for them to take care of their people with dignity. I’m concerned with Brazil; Maduro should worry about himself, and the Venezuelan people should worry about Maduro,” Lula emphasized.
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The president also argued that he can’t be arguing with Nicaragua, Venezuela, or any other country, but that his duty is to fight to ensure that the country he governs works as well as possible.
Currently, relations between Lula’s government and the Venezuelan regime are not at their best—at least, that’s how it appears—for since March, the Brazilian administration began criticizing the dictatorship for the series of maneuvers it used to block the registration of an opposition candidate for the presidential elections.
Since then, the conflict has only escalated. Once the elections took place in Venezuela, and with the Maduro regime stubbornly proclaiming Nicolás Maduro as the winner without publishing even a single document to legitimize this claim, Lula refused to recognize the Venezuelan dictator’s declaration of victory. The Venezuelan government, in turn, has not held back in launching direct attacks against the Brazilian president. The latest trigger has been Brazil’s recent veto of Venezuela’s entry into BRICS just a few weeks ago.
Regarding those elections, Lula indicated that both the Venezuelan regime and the opposition had committed to showing Brazil’s observation mission the electoral records, but “the truth is that neither has shown them.”
Lula reminded that, together with Colombia, they expressed their “concern” over the lack of proof of results, which were ultimately endorsed by the Supreme Court at the service of the Maduro regime.
“I have no right to question the supreme court of another country, because I don’t want any country to do the same with mine,” he pointed out.
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“Yo quiero que Venezuela viva bien, que ellos cuiden de su pueblo con dignidad. Maduro que se preocupe de él, el pueblo venezolano que se preocupe de Maduro” https://t.co/ZzxD2kmbnW pic.twitter.com/gKkJnIDuQk
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