ANDThe president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, He confessed on Monday that he was “scared” when his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro said that if he loses Sunday’s elections in his country, there will be “a bloodbath.”
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“I was frightened by that statement,” Lula said in an interview with foreign correspondents, in which he revealed that he had spoken twice with Maduro to warn him that “if he wants to contribute to solving the problem of Venezuela’s growth and the return of those who left, he has to respect the democratic process.”
Maduro has to learn that when you win you stay, and when you lose you leave and prepare for another election.
Lula added that in a democracy, “the loser gets a bath of votes, not a bath of blood,” and that “Maduro has to learn that when you win you stay, and when you lose you leave and prepare for other elections.”
According to the Brazilian president, next Sunday’s elections will be “the only opportunity” for Venezuela to “return to normality” and for the country reintegrates into the regional and international community.
“That is what I wish for Venezuela and for all of South America,” he added.
He also said that, in addition to the two observers that the Brazilian electoral court will send, he has decided that his former foreign minister and current advisor on International Affairs, Celso Amorim, will also travel to Venezuela, and will be present at the elections on Sunday.
Lula has always advocated for elections within the framework of the Barbados Accords, with full participation of the opposition and with results recognized by all.
He also defended the large presence of international observers and expressed his “concern” about the veto of opposition candidate María Corina Machado, who was later replaced as a candidate by former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia, who polls place as the favorite for Sunday’s elections.
“Let them choose the presidents they want”
Despite this, the Brazilian president said last Friday that he sees no reason to “fight” politically with “Venezuela, Nicaragua or Argentina” because what matters is the relationship between States, beyond the governments.
Why should I fight with Venezuela, Nicaragua or Argentina? Let them elect the presidents they want. What interests me is the relationship between States.
“Why should I fight with Venezuela, Nicaragua or Argentina? Let them elect the presidents they want. What interests me is the relationship between states,” Lula said at an event to announce investments in infrastructure, in São José dos Campos, in the interior of São Paulo.
In his speech, the progressive president stressed that “everyone likes Brazil and everyone should like Brazil.”
“We have no disputes with anyone,” the Brazilian head of state proudly stated.
Lula also wanted to distance himself from the previous government headed by the far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), a period during which Brazil was “something of an international pariah”, in his opinion.
“We went through a period in which nobody wanted to come here and nobody wanted to receive him,” he said, referring to his predecessor in the presidency and greatest political adversary, without mentioning his name.
Lula’s statement comes at a time of tension in diplomatic relations between Brazil and Argentina, due to the deep differences he maintains with his counterpart, Javier Milei.
There is no contact between the two heads of state.
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