AREQUIPA, Peru – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that Nicolas Maduro could call new elections with the presence of international observers as a possible solution to the country’s political crisis.
In statements cited by the diary The GlobeLula said Maduro still has six months in office and, if he has common sense, he could try to appeal to the people of Venezuela.
“Perhaps even calling for new elections, establishing criteria for the participation of all candidates, creating a supra-party electoral committee so that everyone can participate and allowing observers from all over the world to participate,” the Brazilian president said.
Shortly after Lula’s statements, the president from the United StatesJoe Biden, supported his ideas. Before leaving for a campaign event, the American answered questions from journalists, including whether he supported new elections in Venezuela.
“Yes,” Biden replied, citing the EFE agency.
According to Lula, the crisis in Venezuela “has several solutions,” including forming a coalition government with the opposition.
“I cannot say that the opposition won, because I do not have the data, and much less can I say that Maduro won, because I do not have the data (…) I want the results (…) I cannot be hasty and make a decision, I want to respect the sovereignty of other countries,” said the Brazilian leader, a historic ally of the Chavista regime.
In his statement, Lula confirmed that he still does not recognize Maduro as winner of the elections and that the Venezuelan dictator “knows that he owes the world an explanation” for not having yet presented the electoral records.
On July 29, the National Electoral Council (CNE), controlled by the Venezuelan regime, accredited Maduro with 51.95% of the votes in the elections of Sunday, July 28, while Edmundo García only received 43.18%.
The opposition, which has managed to gather 81% of the voting records, currently public in a web page for review by citizens and independent organizations, states that García far surpassed Maduro by almost 40% of the votes.
Dozens of countries have recognized González Urrutia as the president-elect, or have otherwise demanded that the electoral records be presented in the correct conditions.
In the midst of the repression unleashed by Chavismo against the protests, the organization Criminal Forum reports 1,406 “verified and identified” arrests in Venezuela, including 117 of minors between the ages of 14 and 17.
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