Subordinate to the US, Brazil abandons UN meeting on Venezuela.
Representatives of the Brazilian government abandoned, for the second time in two weeks, a UN meeting discussing the political crisis in Venezuela in protest against the presence of representatives of Nicolás Maduro's government; since Jair Bolsonaro assumed the Presidency, Brazil has aligned itself with the interests of US foreign policy and has been advocating that Maduro hand over the country to the self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó.
247 - Representatives of the Brazilian government abandoned, for the second time in two weeks, a United Nations (UN) meeting discussing the political crisis in Venezuela in protest against the presence of representatives of Nicolás Maduro's government. Since Jair Bolsonaro assumed the Presidency, Brazil has aligned itself with the interests of US foreign policy and has been advocating that Maduro hand over the country to the self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó.
According to the journalist's blog Jamil ChadThe latest exodus occurred in Geneva, Switzerland, when representatives of the Venezuelan government requested the floor to propose a resolution to the UN Human Rights Council against the impacts of economic sanctions, led by the United States, on the Venezuelan population. In addition to Brazil, other countries that are part of the so-called Lima Group also left the meeting.
Last week, Brazil, along with several other countries, had already abandoned a UN meeting when Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza was giving a speech and advocating for a meeting between Maduro and US President Donald Trump.