Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), which a month ago rejected an invitation from the Venezuelan government to send observers to the July 28 presidential elections in that country, announced on Wednesday that it has reviewed its decision and will send two observers.
Despite initially saying it would not send observers to Venezuela without explaining the reasons for its refusal, Brazil’s top electoral authority notified the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it will send two of its technicians to the neighboring country.
According to the notification sent to the Foreign Ministry, they are the director of the Electoral Management Advisory Board of the TSE, Sandra Damiani, and the head of the Electoral Systems Coordination, José de Melo Cruz.
The Brazilian electoral court did not explain the reason for its change of decision.
In June, when he rejected an invitation from Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, there was controversy over that body’s decision to reject an observer mission announced by the European Union.
However, it was clear that the CNE’s refusal to receive EU observers was due to its arrogant and interventionist attitude in the internal affairs of the Caribbean country, by attempting to supervise the electoral process.
Brazil has expressed confidence that the political situation in Venezuela is tending to normalize and that the lifting of sanctions will help this happen more quickly. They also trust in the holding of transparent and fair elections, with the inclusion of up to nine opposition candidates.
