The government of Jair Bolsonaro, unexpectedly for even Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s closest advisers, this Friday morning revoked a decree preventing members of Nicolas Maduro’s administration from entering national territory.
Late last week, the UOL report revealed that Lula gave up on having the Venezuelan President present on January 1. The reason for this was a 2019 decree issued by Jair Bolsonaro that prevented the government of Caracas from entering the national territory.
The transition team and Bolsonaro’s government negotiated for weeks to review the law. However, there was a refusal by the Planalto Palace. In fact, the situation was explained to Maduro, who stated that he understood the situation in private meetings. However, Lula wanted all of South America to gather in Brasilia as a symbolic gesture for the resumption of the regional integration process.
By a decree published in the Official Gazette and signed by the ministers Antonio Ramirez Lorenzo (Justice) and Carlos França (Foreign Relations), the regulation dated August 19, 2019, which barred the entry of Venezuelan authorities, was repealed.
If the decree allows for a Venezuelan delegation, it is not guaranteed that there will be enough time to arrange a trip to Maduro. One of the obstacles will be the security issue and the impossibility of an advanced delegation to land in Brazil to prepare for the arrival of the Venezuelan President.
One option would be to send a delegation chaired by the vice president. According to the resulting column, Caracas has already started preparing a mission and still needs to determine who will represent the Bolivarian government at the inauguration this Friday.
In total, around 60 delegations will be in Brasília.
source: Noticias
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