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Brazil's Lula says Maduro could call for a new election in Venezuela 'if he has good sense'
4 months, 1 week ago

Brazil's Lula says Maduro could call for a new election in Venezuela 'if he has good sense'

The Independent  

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Opinion: Want to reform the Supreme Court? These strongmen can show a thing or two
4 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Want to reform the Supreme Court? These strongmen can show a thing or two

NPR  

Opinion: Want to reform the Supreme Court? The new charter even included a fail-safe empowering congress, by supermajority, to disbar any high court justice found to have committed “serious offenses.” Human Rights Watch’s Americas director at the time, José Miguel Vivanco, described that initiative as one meant “to enshrine the principle of judicial independence in a new democratic constitution.” Sponsor …

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Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders

LA Times  

Residents try to block a street to protest official presidential election results as National Guard members work to remove them in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, and its leader, Maria Corina Machado, over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás …

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Brazil’s Lula urges Venezuela’s Maduro to respect vote results, is ‘frightened’ by talk of bloodbath
5 months ago

Brazil’s Lula urges Venezuela’s Maduro to respect vote results, is ‘frightened’ by talk of bloodbath

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Monday his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday, and said he was “frightened” by Maduro’s reference to a possible post-election bloodbath. “If Maduro wants to contribute for growth to return to Venezuela, for people who left Venezuela to come back and …

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Venezuela Opposition in Trumoil as Maduro Picks Rival for July Vote
8 months ago

Venezuela Opposition in Trumoil as Maduro Picks Rival for July Vote

Hindustan Times  

A banned candidate is still campaigning. Venezuela Opposition in Trumoil as Maduro Picks Rival for July Vote Turmoil within the coalition opposed to Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, whose disregard for an agreement for fair elections led the US to reimpose oil sanctions Wednesday, has left the beleaguered nation on the cusp of a July vote that appears virtually certain to keep …

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Brazilian president’s support of Venezuela’s leader mars unity at South America summit
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazilian president’s support of Venezuela’s leader mars unity at South America summit

Associated Press  

BRASILIA — The Brazilian president’s strong support of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader marred the unity Tuesday at a South American summit that Brazil convened in hopes of reviving a bloc of the region’s 12 politically polarized countries. But Lula’s warm embrace of Venezuela’s authoritarian leftist President Nicolás Maduro just ahead of the meeting drew pushback from some of his neighbors and …

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Brazil’s president proposes South American currency while hosting regional summit
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil’s president proposes South American currency while hosting regional summit

LA Times  

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, center, hosts leaders at the South America Summit at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Tuesday. Brazil’s new leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has proposed restarting the bloc now that the region has a greater number of leftist and centrist leaders. But Lula’s warm welcome of Maduro on Monday, something the …

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South America’s presidents gather in Brazil for first regional summit in 9 years
1 year, 6 months ago

South America’s presidents gather in Brazil for first regional summit in 9 years

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — South America’s leaders will gather in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday as part of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s attempt to reinvigorate regional integration efforts that have previously floundered amid the continent’s political swings and polarization. First established 15 years ago in Brazil’s capital during the second presidential term of Lula, a former trade unionist, the regional …

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Venezuela’s Maduro meets Lula in Brazil as relations improve
1 year, 6 months ago

Venezuela’s Maduro meets Lula in Brazil as relations improve

Al Jazeera  

Nicolas Maduro makes first visit to Brazil in years as Venezuela sees better ties with region’s left-wing leaders. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has held talks with his Venezuelan counterpart, as Nicolas Maduro made his first visit to Brazil in years in a sign of warming ties between the two South American nations. 📸:… pic.twitter.com/hWBtsRrD1l — Lula May …

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Foreign policy of Brazil’s Lula takes shape, irking the West
1 year, 9 months ago

Foreign policy of Brazil’s Lula takes shape, irking the West

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has so far shown little concern about defying consensus in the West on foreign policy -- even when it comes to dealing with authoritarian governments. In recent weeks, Lula’s Brazil sent a delegation to Venezuela, refused to sign a UN resolution condemning Nicaragua’s human rights abuses, allowed Iranian …

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Venezuela’s Maduro enters 2023 seeking global recognition
2 years ago

Venezuela’s Maduro enters 2023 seeking global recognition

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was not invited to a summit of Western Hemisphere leaders in June. The South American country has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but it has not supplied the West’s market since the U.S. imposed crippling economic sanctions as democracy and human rights deteriorated after Maduro’s re-election. “He’s trying to project an image …

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Brazil to resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela under Lula
2 years ago

Brazil to resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela under Lula

Al Jazeera  

Incoming left-wing president Lula has signalled he will seek to repair relations with the Maduro government. Brazil is set to restart diplomatic relations with neighbouring Venezuela once President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva assumes office on January 1. On Wednesday, Mauro Vieira – whom Lula named last week as his pick for foreign minister – announced that a diplomatic mission …

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