Brazil’s Lula Advises Maduro to Call New Elections in Venezuela

Published on August 16, 2024

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has advised Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to either provide proof of his election victory or call a new poll with international observers. Lula has traditionally been an ally of Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, but since being re-elected as Brazil’s president in 2022 he has sought to distance himself from the Venezuelan president. In an interview with a Brazilian radio station Thursday, Lula said he did not recognize Maduro as having won the July 28 election. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council has said Maduro won the election, with 52 percent of the vote but has refused to publish detailed breakdowns of the final tallies....

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