The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, declared that Brazil will not break relations with Venezuela. The statement was made this Wednesday (13) during a session of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. The chancellor was invited to provide clarifications on Brazil’s relationship with the Caribbean country.
“Although circumstances impose an inevitable reduction in the dynamism of the bilateral relationship, this does not mean, in any way, that Brazil should break relations or anything of that nature with Venezuela,” stated Vieira.
Bilateral relations with Venezuela have been strained since the fraudulent re-election of dictator Nicolás Maduro to the country’s presidency. Despite the noise, Vieira defended dialogue with Caracas. “Dialogue and negotiation, not isolation, are the key to any peaceful solution in Venezuela,” he said.
Brazil, which tried to mediate the political crisis in Caracas, became the target of attacks by the autocrat after failing to publicly recognize Maduro’s supposed re-election. The crisis escalated after Brazil opposed Venezuela’s entry into the BRICS.
After being left out of the group of emerging nations, the Maduro regime began attacking the Itamaraty and Brazilian diplomats. The Bolivarian National Police of Venezuela even made a post on social media with a threatening tone against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry, which had been avoiding commenting on the attacks, took a threatening stance after the post. In a note published by Itamaraty, the ministry declared itself “surprised” by the “offensive tone” in the Venezuelan government’s positions on Brazil. After the positioning, the Chavista regime stopped the attacks.
Minister rules out summoning Brazilian ambassador to Venezuela
The country’s ambassador to Brazil was even summoned to provide clarifications – a move seen in diplomacy as a reprimand. Mauro Vieira was also asked about the fact that Manuel Vadell has not yet returned to his post in Brasília and about the possibility of Brazil applying the principle of reciprocity and summoning the Brazilian ambassador to Caracas.
The chancellor stated that Vadell could still return to his position and that there was “no indication” that his departure would be permanent and minimized the call-up. Mauro Vieira also stated that Brazil will not call up Glivânia Oliveira who, according to him, has a good relationship with the Venezuelan regime.
