Lula would have the final vote in a possible OAS resolution on Venezuela

Everything seems to indicate that the president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would have in his hands the final vote on the resolution of the Organization of American States (OAS), with which the region is betting on Pressing for transparency in the results of Venezuela’s presidential elections which took place on July 28.

The representation of The United States, together with the governments of Canada, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguaypresented this diplomatic initiative within the OAS. And it is that After the failure of the first resolution, a complex negotiation began to seek a consensus among the members.

According to information leaked to the public, there is an agreement at the OAS that would include the Brazilian ambassador, Benoni Belli, as highlighted by Caraota Digital.

However, for this project to be implemented it must have the greatest political support, which is why it is in the hands of the various foreign ministries that form part of this group.

After Brazil abstained in the first OAS vote, the United States is betting that Lula’s government will increase pressure on the political issue in Venezuela.

For their part, the ambassadors to the OAS agreed that they will wait for their governments to approve the resolution, since until they receive the necessary support, there will be no special session on Venezuela to prevent the document from being rejected again.

According to Infobae, the future of the resolution is in Lula’s hands. If the progressive president supports the initiative, The project on elections will be discussed this Friday and other countries will join.

This new resolution would seek condemn the repression of protests which began after the elections. It also demands that the electoral authorities publish the total and broken down results of the process.

On July 31, a resolution on the Venezuelan elections did not have the necessary support in the OAS. The initiative received 17 votes in favor, but had 11 abstentions and five absences. Colombia, Brazil and Mexico did not support the resolution.