The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated this Monday (29) that it “welcomes the peaceful nature of yesterday’s election day in Venezuela and is closely following the counting process”.
In the note, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also “reaffirms the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty, to be observed through the impartial verification of the results.” It concludes by stating that it awaits “the publication by the National Electoral Council of data disaggregated by polling station, an essential step for the transparency, credibility and legitimacy of the election results.”
The government published the note amid international and internal pressure from the Venezuelan opposition for a Brazilian position in relation to the announcement by the National Electoral Council, which declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of the presidential election in the early hours of Monday.
Special advisor to the Presidency of the Republic, Celso Amorim, stated that “the Brazilian government continues to monitor the unfolding of events in order to reach an assessment based on facts.” And, in a statement released to the press, he said that he will not “endorse any narrative that there was fraud. It is a complex situation and we want to support the normalization of the Venezuelan political process.”
Electoral body declares Maduro’s victory
In the early hours of Monday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) stated that Maduro had the support of 51.2% of voters who went to the polls — 5,150,092 votes. The main opponent in the race, Edmundo González, had 44.2% — 4,445,978 votes.
As a result, Maduro will be re-elected for a new six-year term — from January 2025 to January 2031.
The opposition did not recognize the result and claimed that candidate Edmundo González was the real winner of the election. The group, led by María Corina Machado, also claimed that it did not have full access to the voting records.
Source: CNN Brasil
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