Amid the crisis in the region, the Senate approves two new ambassadors for Venezuela and Guyana Policy

The Senate on Tuesday (12) approved government appointments for the Brazilian embassies in Venezuela and Guyana, amid the crisis in the region involving the dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo province.

Galvania Maria de Oliveira and Maria Cristina de Castro Martins will head the diplomatic missions in Caracas and Georgetown, respectively.

They underwent hearings in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday morning.

Galvania said she viewed the situation with concern, but that’s how it is You will seek to help build a peaceful outcome to litigation.

“Once this Council approves, I will try, as much as I can, to build this path along a peaceful path, which is our path, this is the path of Brazilian diplomacy, but without ignoring the fact that we are talking about a very complex scenario,” he said.

Senator Teresa Cristina (PP-MS) stated that the new ambassadors will arrive in a delicate situation and said she hopes diplomacy will succeed.

In addition to the two ambassadors, the plenary session of the Senate approved the candidates nominated by Lula’s government to work in the embassies of Oman and Trinidad and Tobago.

The Essequibo region is located in the far west of Guyana, with an area of ​​159 thousand square kilometers, representing about 70% of the country’s territory.

In 2015, large oil reserves were discovered in the region. It is estimated that Guyana has the equivalent of 11 billion barrels, a large portion of which is “offshore”, that is, at sea, near Essequibo. As a result of the oil boom, Guyana has become the South American country with the largest economic growth in recent years.

The area has become coveted by the Venezuelan government, which claims to have rights to the area. On December 3, a referendum to annex the state that Venezuelans called “Guiana Esquipa” was approved by a 95% majority of voters present.