The action was referred to as “immoral aggression” by Venezuela’s foreign ministry during the group’s conference in Russia, which was attended by over 20 heads of state.
Since Venezuela’s contentious presidential election in July, ties between the two left-wing governments have deteriorated. Despite proof indicating Edmundo González of the opposition won by a landslide, President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won re-election.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, first backed Maduro but later declared he would not recognize the official results unless a vote breakdown was made public.
Although they have stated that they think the opposition won the Venezuelan election, several international governments have refrained from officially recognizing González as president.
The Venezuelan foreign ministry said in a statement that the Brazilian foreign ministry has chosen to uphold the veto that [former Brazilian president] Jair Bolsonaro has used against Venezuela for years, perpetuating the intolerance, exclusion, and hatred fostered by the Western power centers.
It further stated that the Venezuelan people are ashamed and outraged by this unexplainable and unethical action.
Maduro even stated that his nation was “part of the Brits family” during his unexpected attendance at the Kazan summit, demonstrating how strongly Venezuela had pushed to join the Brits.
