Latin American leaders criticize Lula Da Silva for whitewashing Maduro's regime
Chile's Gabriel Boric and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou recalled the human rights violations in Venezuela in response to the Brazilian president's controversial statements.
The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and his Uruguayan counterpart, Luis Lacalle Pou, rejected the words of the Brazilian president, Lula Da Silva, who assured that a "narrative" has been created regarding the violation of human rights and lack of democracy in Venezuela.
The leaders made these statements at the summit of South American presidents held in Brasilia (capital of Brazil), where the participation of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro marked his return to an important official event after the international rejection of the regime for severe human rights violations.
Criticism from Boric and Lacalle Pou
The leftist Boric assured that he was a first-person witness of the reality experienced by Venezuelans. Many of them - who have been forced to leave their country - go to Chile in search of opportunities, security and quality of life.
He also reiterated the importance of expressing this fact to Maduro:
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said he was "surprised when people talked about what is happening in Venezuela is a narrative" :
Maduro, the dictator received with honors
Nicolás Maduro arrived last Monday in Brazil. He was personally received with honors by Lula, who declared in front of the press the phrase that generated all the controversy:
Previously, the Brazilian leftist suggested to the other presidents invited to the summit to create a conciliation dialogue to achieve greater integration among the surrounding countries. However, this was not the reason for Boric and Lacalle Pou's criticism. The leaders question Lula's characterization of the violation of human rights in Venezuela as a created fact and his argument that there are no reasons why there should be international sanctions against the Maduro regime.
Criticism from Felipe Gonzalez
Beyond the summit, another leader who spoke out against Maduro's regime was the former Spanish President Felipe González, who in a speech during the presentation of the Casla Institute's report on crimes against humanity -which includes crimes committed by the Maduro regime- said: "We are very pleased to announce that we have been able to obtain the following information from the Spanish government":