The Brazilian government sent ambassador Glivânia Maria de Oliveira to represent the country at the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro, which took place in Caracas this Friday (10).
The decision reflects an attempt at diplomatic rapprochement after a period of tension between Brazil and Venezuela.
Flávia Loss, coordinator of the postgraduate course in International Relations at FESP and professor at the Mauá Institute of Technology, analyzed the situation in an interview with CNN 360º this Friday (10). According to the expert, despite the diplomatic gesture, there is still a significant distance between the two countries.
Shaken relationships
Loss highlighted that last year marked the lowest point in relations between Brazil and Venezuela, not only between governments, but also between countries.
“After the G20, things improved a little, but there is still a huge gap”, said the professor.
The expert recalled that harsh statements were made by Maduro and his team in relation to the Brazilian government, which tried to maintain a dialogue and participate in a positive way in issues involving Venezuela.
Brazilian diplomatic tradition
“From the point of view of what Brazilian diplomacy is doing, it is a tradition of our foreign policy to maintain a door for dialogue”, explained Loss.
However, she highlighted that there was a difficulty in understanding that Maduro is very different from his predecessor, Hugo Chávez.
The professor characterized Maduro as more authoritarian and less politically skilled than Chávez. “He doesn’t have the same political acumen, and he is much more authoritarian, and what he has done in recent years, precisely because of his political inability and inability to keep the economy running, he becomes even more repressive”, he analyzed.
Importance of bilateral relations
Despite the difficulties, Loss emphasized the importance of maintaining good relations with Venezuela, regardless of the government.
“It is important that we have good relations with Venezuela, we have borders, and there is an important migratory flow here to our country”, concluded the expert.
The presence of the Brazilian ambassador at Maduro’s inauguration therefore signals an effort by Brazil to maintain open communication channels, even in the face of the challenges posed by the current Venezuelan political scenario.
This content was originally published in Brazil and Venezuela still have a great distance after the shock in relations, says an expert to CNN on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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