Virgos Groove Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Quote Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged Venezuela's government to respect the result of next Sunday's election, saying he had been "frightened" by Nicolás Maduro's warnings of a "bloodbath" if he loses the vote. Quote On Monday, Lula repeated calls for Maduro to honour his commitments to hold fair elections. "I have told Maduro that the only chance for Venezuela to return to normality is to have a widely respected electoral process," he said. "He has to respect the democratic process." Quote Lula, who for many years has refused to openly criticize the Venezuelan leader, said he had been "frightened" by Maduro's words, adding: "When you lose, you go home and get ready to run in another election." He announced that he will send one of his top advisers, former foreign minister Celso Amorim, as an observer to monitor Sunday's election, along with two members of the Brazilian electoral court. The Guardian 1
Selegend Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Took long enough. Voted for Lula and will vote again if necessary, but his takes on Venezuela was way more friendly than it should. He said the right thing now and i've read it's making noise in Venezuela since he was somewhat of a supporter, happy to hear that. Democracy always. 1
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