{"id":271673,"date":"2024-07-23T16:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=271673"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:32:46","slug":"271673","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=271673","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Pres Lula criticizes Venezuelan President Maduro’s \u201cbloodbath\u201d threat ahead of Venezuelan Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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BRASILIA, July 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva expressed alarm at Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro’s recent remarks suggesting potential violence if he loses the upcoming election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking in an interview with international news agencies, Lula condemned Maduro\u2019s statements, which included threats of a \u201cbloodbath\u201d and \u201ccivil war,\u201d as dangerous and unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was frightened by Maduro’s statement that if he loses the elections there will be a bloodbath; whoever loses the elections takes a bath of votes, not of blood,\u201d Lula said. He emphasized that democratic norms require those who lose elections to concede gracefully and step down. \u201cMaduro has to learn, when you win, you stay; when you lose, you leave,\u201d Lula asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This statement marks a notable shift in Lula’s approach to Venezuelan politics. Historically, Lula has been cautious in his public statements regarding Venezuela, often avoiding direct criticism. However, the Brazilian president has now issued a clear reprimand, stressing the importance of a respected electoral process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have already told Maduro twice, and Maduro knows it, that the only way for Venezuela to return to normality is to have an electoral process that is respected by the whole world,\u201d Lula added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his public criticism, Lula has announced that his former foreign minister, Celso Amorim, will travel to Venezuela as an observer for the election. This move, alongside the deployment of two observers from Brazilian Electoral Justice, underscores Brazil’s commitment to monitoring the election closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lula’s comments come as opposition candidate Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez leads in most polls ahead of the July 28 election. Gonz\u00e1lez expressed gratitude for Lula\u2019s support, writing on social media, \u201cWe appreciate the words of the president of Brazil in support of a peaceful and widely respected electoral process in Venezuela.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Lula’s attempts to improve relations with Maduro and reduce Venezuela’s international isolation, recent events, including Maduro\u2019s controversial remarks, have complicated these efforts. The Brazilian President has previously advocated for an electoral process as outlined in the Barbados Agreements, emphasizing the need for international observers and full opposition participation. — NNN-MERCOPRESS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRASILIA, July 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva expressed alarm at Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro’s recent remarks suggesting potential violence if he loses the upcoming election. Speaking in an interview with international news agencies, Lula condemned Maduro\u2019s statements, which included threats of a \u201cbloodbath\u201d and \u201ccivil war,\u201d as dangerous and unacceptable. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":271676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271673"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=271673"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271681,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271673\/revisions\/271681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/271676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=271673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=271673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=271673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}