Brazil's future foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, advocates for Venezuela's return to Mercosur.
Lula's Minister of Foreign Affairs, however, rules out a visit by Lula to the country.
247 - Brazil's future foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, advocated for Venezuela's return to Mercosur – the country has been suspended from membership in the bloc since December 2016. In August 2017, its political rights were suspended for "rupture of the democratic order."
Vieira's defense was made in an interview with Estado de S.Paulo, in which the ambassador also gave details about how the resumption of relations with Venezuela will take place, the only one suspended by Jair Bolsonaro. "We will support Venezuela's return to Mercosur," he declared.
Na press conference in which he announced the first names of his team.Mauro Vieira had already announced that the future Lula government would resume relations with the neighboring country starting on January 1st.
However, since Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is banned from entering the country by a decree from Bolsonaro, he will not be able to attend the inauguration.
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