Civil society organizations, including Conectas Direitos Humanos, Article 19 (Brazil and South America Regional Office), the Brazil Office Association, the Human Rights Watch, Electoral Transparency in Brazil and Transparency International in Brazil, have issued a joint note requesting that the Brazilian government adopt concrete measures to help ensure a peaceful and democratic transition of power in Venezuela. The document sheds light on serious irregularities in the presidential election held five months ago, which presented ostensible indications of fraud that are currently under investigation by the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee.
The text points out that president Nicolás Maduro, who is about to enter his third term in office, has not yet presented the vote tallies that would prove his victory. The organizations reiterate the importance of Brazil taking the following immediate actions:
International alert and Brazilian stance
Furthermore, the note emphasizes Brazil’s strategic role in the defense of democracy in Latin America, stating that the normalization of the current political and institutional crisis in Venezuela would undermine its regional leadership status.
Brazil’s stance is even more relevant given Mexico and Colombia’s decision to send representatives to Maduro’s inauguration in January 2025.