Venezuela recalls ambassador to Brazil over BRICS veto
The Hindu
Venezuela recalls ambassador to Brazil after BRICS veto, sparking diplomatic tensions with socialist ally.
Venezuela's foreign ministry said on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) that it had recalled its ambassador to Brazil for consultations, after Brazil's government last week vetoed Venezuela's application to join the BRICS group of emerging economies.
The move by the government of left-wing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva infuriated Venezuela's socialist strongman Nicolas Maduro, who views Brazil as a natural ally.
The foreign ministry said that Mr. Maduro had ordered ambassador Manuel Vadell to be recalled for consultations "immediately" and it had also summoned Brazil's charge d'affaires in Caracas to protest the veto.
The ministry did not take aim directly at Mr. Lula, who missed the BRICS summit, held in Russia last week and at which Venezuela's application was discussed, after suffering a head injury at home.
Instead, in a statement, it attacked the "irrational behavior of Brazilian diplomats, who contravened the approval of the rest of BRICS members by adopting a blocking policy."
Relations between Venezuela and several Latin American countries have soured since the country's disputed July 18 elections.
Electoral officials aligned with Mr. Maduro declared him the winner of the July 28 vote, but did not release detailed results to back up the claim.
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