Lula’s advisor, Celso Amorim, hopes that trust between Brazil and Venezuela can be restored to recover good treatment between both countries
Celso Amorim, special advisor to the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stated on Thursday, October 24, that Venezuela did not join the Brics – due to the veto of the Amazonian nation – not because there was a democratic issue involved, but because There was “abuse of trust” because “they told us something and it was not done”, which he described as “serious.”
«It is not a problem of the political regime, it is a question of abuse of trust. We acted in good faith, but with Venezuela trust was broken,” Amorim said in statements given to Or Globewhile expressing Brazil’s desire to “recover trust” between both nations.
The special advisor was referring to the promise he obtained from the Miraflores Palace that he would publish the disaggregated data of the presidential elections of July 28, something that several months before the elections has not yet been fulfilled.
The newspaper points out that sources linked to the Government, Lula da Silva “no longer wants to hear about Maduro and Venezuela” because “there is exhaustion” and that as of January 10, Brasilia will not recognize Maduro as president.
Amorim’s statements came after those offered by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, regarding Brazil’s veto of Venezuela to prevent its entry into the Brics, explaining that there is a “rule” in the partner countries and that is that the entry of any other nation will depend on the consensus of all for its acceptance.
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In that sense, Putin asserted that the positions of Brazil and Russia on the Venezuela issue do not coincide, after indicating that he spoke with his counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, by telephone about it.
He hopes that Lula and Maduro can overcome their differences so that the country’s entry into the Brics bloc is crystallized.
«Lula is a man of honor (…) He asked me to say a few words to Maduro and I hope that the situation is regularized. Regarding the admission of Venezuela or any other state in the Brics, I want to say that it is only possible in case of consensus (…) everyone’s vote is needed, without that, it is impossible to take that step,” he stressed.
Celso Amorim had already advanced the Monday October 21 his rejection of Venezuela joining the Brics group, since in his opinion this type of process should be carried out more slowly.
“I do not defend the entry of Venezuela. I think you have to go slowly. There is no point in filling it with countries, otherwise a new G-77 will soon be created,” he noted then.
For weeks now, there have been press reports indicating that Brazil was against a possible entry of Venezuela into the Brics bloc. A Bloomberg text from late September 2024 pointed out that Brasilia was uncomfortable even with the invitation to the administration of Nicolás Maduro after the presidential elections in July, despite the efforts made by the Amazon nation to show the disaggregated data and confirm Nicolás’ victory. Ripe. Furthermore, it is Brasilia that assumes the pro tempore presidency of the Brics.
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