According to the Bloomberg agency, Brazil – which assumes the presidency of the Brics – would be uncomfortable with the arrival of Nicolás Maduro to the bloc due to the electoral situation in Venezuela
Three Brazilian diplomatic officials, familiar with the Brics issue, told the agency Bloomberg that the president Nicolás Maduro would not be included in the list of possible guests to join the Brics.
The text of the portal indicates that Russia, the host country of the next meeting, presented a preliminary list of guests to the Brics on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly to seek consensus on who will go to the meeting. In the case of Moscow, he points out that you have to wait until everyone agrees to tell a certain country to attend.
Countries that ultimately receive invitations would join the group as BRICS partner countries rather than full members, another Russian official familiar with the plans explained: a departure from the previous expansion, in which member countries added Iran, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt to their ranks.
Bloomberg reports that Brazil is uncomfortable with a possible invitation to Venezuela after the presidential elections in July, despite the efforts made by the Amazon nation to show disaggregated data and confirm the victory of Nicolás Maduro. Furthermore, it is Brasilia that assumes the pro tempore presidency of the Brics.
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According to Brazilian officials, Brazil vetoed an invitation to Nicaragua. Diplomatic relations between both countries were interrupted in August amid a dispute between Lula and President Daniel Ortega, another traditional ally of the left.
Taking advantage of the 79th UN General Assembly, the Foreign Ministers of Venezuela and Brazil, Yván Gil and Mauro Vieira, held a meeting in New York in order to review bilateral relations in the midst of the electoral crisis in the country where The president of the Amazonian nation, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has reiterated on occasions that disaggregated data from the elections is needed for the triumph of President Nicolás Maduro to be validated.
Through your account at TelegramGil noted that the conversation with Vieira also addressed regional and global geopolitics. However, no further details about the meeting were released beyond the photos. Nor has Itamaraty reviewed the meeting so far.
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