Maduro recalls his ambassador to Brazil in a move to disavow him and expand the crisis

Its role was pivotal in the Barbados Agreements, which in 2023 set out a project to hold elections with the participation of observers and concrete voting conditions.

Attack on Brazil’s veto in BRICS

However, the central element was the decision by Lula’s government to veto last week against Venezuela joining the BRICS group of partners. Caracas was one of the governments that received the largest number of votes from other members of the bloc. But any decision requires consensus. Instead of Venezuelans, the group now includes Cuba and Bolivia.

In an attempt to turn the tables, Maduro traveled to Kasane, much to the surprise of Brazilians. But the veto was maintained, and from then on, the Venezuelans began attacking Brasilia.

“In the same way, we express our complete rejection of the anti-Latin American position, the basic principles of regional integration, expressed in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, as well as in the long history of unity,” the statement said: “In our region, it was achieved through the veto.” Which was used by Brazil at the BRICS summit in Kazan, according to which Venezuela was excluded from the list of invited associate members of that organization.”

Venezuela says Brazil’s actions are equivalent to the sanctions it is suffering from the United States

The Maduro government also condemned “the irrational behavior of Brazilian diplomats who, contrary to the approval of other BRICS members, adopted a policy of blockade, similar to the policy of unilateral coercive measures and collective punishment of the entire Venezuelan people.”