Federal deputy Aécio Neves (PSDB-MG) demanded this Thursday (16) from Lula’s special advisor for international affairs, , a more critical stance in relation to .
The charge occurred after Amorim criticized the dictator.
“The special advisor to the Presidency of the Republic Celso Amorim said today, referring to the relationship between the governments of the United States and Venezuela, that ‘a military attack or a secret action to overthrow a government’ is inconceivable,” said Aécio.
“He is right. It remains for him to explain how he considers it conceivable for Venezuelan opposition politicians to be arrested or expelled from the country; for a candidate for president of the Republic to be prevented from running in elections; for a government to rig the results of elections,” he continued. “After all, what is the meaning of the word inconceivable for Celso Amorim?”
The statements were made after the government confirmed that it officially authorized the , which has a long history of interference in Latin America, to carry out secret and lethal operations in Venezuela to overthrow Maduro. The Venezuelan dictator reacted and .
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