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Lula and Petro Insist on Making Venezuelan Election Records Public

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Lula and Petro Insist on Making Venezuelan Election Records Public

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The Presidents of Brazil and Colombia, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro, They insisted on Saturday the need to distribute election protocols “broken down by polling station”, after the Venezuelan Supreme Court approved Nicolás Maduro’s victory, which they “took into account.”

“Both presidents remain convinced that confidence in the electoral process “It can only be restored through transparent publication of disaggregated and verifiable data,” he said. This is stated in a joint statement by both countries.

Lula and Petro agreed to common position on the electoral process in Venezuela following telephone conversations that took place on Friday and this Saturday, according to information released by the Brazilian Presidency.

The two heads of state reaffirmed that “political normalization of Venezuela” presupposes “recognition that There is no sustainable alternative to peaceful dialogue and to democratic coexistence in diversity.”

In addition, they called on “all those involved in avoid the use of violence and repression.”

On the other hand, Lula and Petro “they took note” The Venezuelan Supreme Court’s decision to recognize Maduro’s victory in the July 28 presidential election has been questioned by a significant part of the international community.

In this sense they reiterated that “they are still waiting” for publicationNational Electoral Council (CNE), “Protocols broken down by sections.”

CNE Declares Maduro Winner without publishing disaggregated results, while the largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), insists that Edmundo González Urrutia won the race by a landslide.

“It is worth remembering the commitments made by the government and the opposition by signing the Barbados Agreements. whose spirit of transparency must be respected”Brazil and Colombia stressed.

The statement from both countries was expected following a statement released on Friday by eleven American countries (Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay), in which They rejected the Supreme Court’s approval of Maduro.

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The governments of these eleven countries They questioned the Venezuelan court’s decision, which they warned about his “lack of independence and impartiality.”

However, Brazil and Colombia do not appreciate the Supreme Court’s decision Instead, they insisted on “keeping channels of communication open with the parties” and strengthened “their willingness to promote mutual understanding between them.”

Finally, Lula and Peter declared “its complete rejection of the further use of unilateral sanctions as an instrument of pressure,” which they consider “contrary to international law and harmful” to the populations of the countries subject to sanctions, especially the most vulnerable segments of the population.

Journalist Luz Meli Reyes, director and co-founder of Digital Environment Kokuyo effect, I’m sure of Aristegui Live that Nicolás Maduro’s “victory” “is a blatant theft of the electoral process” and warned that the decision confirms the idea of ​​electoral fraud because No figures or official reports were provided.

He added that “There is absolutely nothing in the electoral process that would make us think that Maduro won the elections.” On the other hand, he reported that after the elections, more than 1,500 people were detained, including 200 women and almost 200 minors, who are accused of terrorism.



(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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