Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (EFE).- The special advisor to the Brazilian Presidency for international relations, Celso Amorim, said on Wednesday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro himself knows that the non-disclosure of the electoral records could generate “tiredness” and a situation that does not suit him.
“I think he understands that there will be a moment of fatigue and that this is not good for him. And if there is fatigue, there is a risk that Venezuela will end up with two presidents or none,” said the former Brazilian foreign minister in an interview with the Globonews television channel.
The special advisor to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that considers it “very regrettable” that the electoral records” have not appeared and that he communicated this position to Maduro in the long conversation, lasting almost an hour, that they had the day after the presidential elections of July 28 in Venezuela.
He also said that He does not understand why Maduro decided to hand over the minutes to the courts instead of disclosing them“I have to confess my ignorance because I do not fully understand what the courts can do with the records,” he said.
The former foreign minister said that, although he does not consider that now is the time to condemn one side or the other, the non-disclosure of the electoral records “will be condemnable,” but he clarified that “a deadline or an ultimatum” cannot be imposed on Maduro.
Amorim said thatThere is a fear of a worsening of the situation in Venezuela because of the deep division that the country is experiencing and despite the fact that he clarified that he prefers not to use the expression “civil war” he said he fears it.
“The worst scenario is that we end up in this situation of condemning one or condemning the other. I am very afraid that there could be a very serious conflict. I don’t want to use the expression civil war, but I am very afraid,” he said.
According to Amorim, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have joined forces to help Venezuela find a solution to the crisis because, given the deep divisions that exist in the Caribbean country, mediation will be necessary for the government and the opposition to engage in dialogue.
The three countries issued a joint statement in which they called for the release of the electoral records and defended a solution through “institutional channels” that respects the sovereignty of Venezuelans.
“I think that (the three countries) have to work to achieve an understanding. That requires conciliation. And conciliation requires flexibility on all sides,” he said.
In this regard, he questioned the fact that the United States and the European Union had maintained their sanctions against Venezuela despite the fact that there was a negotiation process between the government and the opposition that allowed the elections to take place.
He said that Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have taken the correct position in seeking reconciliation because it is not the time to “get tough” but to say the “correct things that help bring about peace.”
“The point is not to be tough with one or the other, but to try to generate a dialogue. The country is very divided and this situation could get worse,” he insisted.
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council proclaimed Maduro re-elected president with 51.95% of the votes, against 43.18% for opposition leader Edmundo González, but did not release the voting results.
The opposition, with copies of the minutes that it says it obtained from nearly 80% of the polling stations, claims that González won the election by a large majority.
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2024-08-09 01:22:10
