Angered over BRICS veto, Venezuela recalls ambassador to Brazil

by | Oct 30, 2024 | World

Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry has accused Brazilian officials of making ‘interventionist, rude statements’.Venezuela has pulled its ambassador from Brazil in a spat over Caracas’s failed recent bid to join the BRICS alliance of major developing nations.
Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry announced the diplomatic punch on Wednesday, slamming Brazil’s officials for “blocking” its BRICS membership and making “interventionist, rude statements”.
The ministry also summoned Brazil’s business envoy for talks, reported Reuters.
The move heightens tensions between the neighbouring South American states, which have soured since Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared himself re-elected in July despite major irregularities in the tabulation of votes.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a close socialist ally of Maduro’s predecessor Hugo Chavez, has not recognised Maduro as the legitimate winner of the July 28 vote, calling on Venezuelan electoral authorities to first publish official tallies.
Brazil’s move to scupper Venezuela’s longtime BRICS ambitions at the group’s recent summit in Kazan, Russia added fuel to the fire.
“The Venezuelan people feel indignation and shame at this inexplicable and immoral aggression,” said Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry after the vote.
BRICS is currently comprised of original member nations Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa along with newcomers Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates, which all joined the bloc in January 2024.
‘Messenger for imperialism’
In its latest statement, Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry lashed out at Brazil’s top foreign policy adviser, Celso Amorim, who said Brazil had vetoed the BRICS application because Caracas “breached the trust” of its partner …

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