After the left-wing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva government of Brazil refused to congratulate Maduro following Sunday's election, Maduro responded that he plans to be fully transparent in proving to the world that he won fair and square.
With mounting pressure from not just Brazil but also Colombia and other nations to publicly verify the election results, Maduro met with Celso Amorim, Lula's chief foreign affairs adviser, to discuss the matter.
As of this writing, at least nine Latin American countries are choosing to remain silent about the Venezuelan election, which marks Maduro's third term in office. Here in the United States, the White House said it is "reviewing" available data to look for "signs" that the official results do not "reflect the will of the people."
Opposition party Voluntad Popular announced on X following the election that Freddy Superlano, its national coordinator, was detained by Maduro's security services. The reason likely has to do with opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez's claim that he won and that the election was stolen.
"We've seen this movie before," commented Maduro about claims he stole the election. "We have been following all of the acts of violence promoted by the extreme right."
Venezuela Defense Minister: "We reaffirm the most absolute loyalty and unconditional support to Nicolás Maduro Moros, Constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Our Commander in Chief, legitimately reelected by the People's Power.." pic.twitter.com/vZFKb4KQtT
— Camila (@camilapress) July 30, 2024
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Maduro says U.S. responsible for "color revolutions" sweeping Venezuela
The protests and rioting that erupted across Venezuela following the election, including the burning of political party headquarters, are the result of "color revolutions" that Maduro says were "designed by Americans."
"It's a script," he said.
Around the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, crowds formed to protest the election results. Many protesters came armed, including with petrol bombs, prompting a big police response.
Armed government forces are reportedly forming gangs to patrol the city on motorcycles, which was also seen in 2019 during the last round of protests.
"Videos from across the country, from Charallave to Caucagüita, show crowds banging their pots – a rattling cacophony so loud it can be heard from far away across an entire city," CNN correspondents reported.
"CNN teams witnessed dozens of national guard soldiers in riot gear repressing the mostly peaceful protests with tear gas and batons."
Gonzalez, meanwhile, held a press conference claiming to have evidence in possession showing that Maduro stole the election.
"I speak to you with the calmness of the truth," Gonzalez told a crowd of supporters. "We have in our hands the tally sheets that demonstrate our categorical and mathematically irreversible victory."
Said tally sheets allegedly show that Maduro received only around 2.7 million votes while Gonzalez took 6.2 million votes. The same type of situation happened back in 2019 as well when opposition leader Juan Guaido tried to launch a coup with help from the United States.
Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton in 2019:
‘Our sanctions on Venezuela have frozen $7 billion in PDVSA’s assets and will cost Venezuela?? $11 billion of lost revenue in the next year’
Socialism didn’t destroy Venezuela, US sanctions did… pic.twitter.com/srpiVrIBnl
— Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) July 30, 2024
"The U.S. loves initiating, funding, supporting, and providing weapons for insurrections in other countries," one commenter wrote. "All with printed fiat."
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