Lula's intention to invite Maduro to his inauguration is thwarted by a Bolsonaro decree

MADRID, 2 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, is one of the international leaders that the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, intends to include in the list of guests for his next inauguration on January 1, however, an order of 2019 signed by the Government of Jair Bolsonaro prevents him from entering the country.

In addition to Maduro, another hundred Venezuelan citizens are prohibited from entering the country as part of this decree ratified not only by Bolsonaro, but also by those who were his ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs at the time, Sergio Moro and Ernesto Araújo, says the newspaper 'O Globo'.

With Lula's return to the Planalto Palace, Brazil's relationship with Venezuela will change drastically since the opposition leader Juan Guaidó and the ambassador he appointed, Maria Teresa Belandria, a participant in the campaign, will no longer be recognized as the Venezuelan head of state. of Bolsonaro and who already left the country by decision after the result of the elections.

The issue has not yet been discussed by the teams in charge of organizing the transition of power and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has no intention of removing Maduro from that list, so his appearance at Lula's inauguration would be frustrated.

This means that President Maduro will only be able to set foot in Brazil once Lula takes office and eliminates this measure, which was added to the closure of the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas, as well as the rest of the consulates, and the adherence to resolutions of the Organization of American States (OAS) against the Venezuelan government and in support of Guaidó.

The newly elected government intends to resume relations with Venezuela, just as other countries in the region, such as Colombia, have already done. Although the sending of an ambassador to Caracas may take some time since the approval of the Senate is needed, the intention is to reopen the diplomatic delegations as soon as possible.