Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico urged Venezuela’s electoral authorities to publish detailed breakdowns of the presidential vote, emphasizing that the core principle of popular sovereignty must be respected through an impartial verification of the results. They pointed out that disputes over the electoral process should be settled through formal, institutional channels.
In a joint statement, the three governments called on political and social actors to show maximum restraint in their public statements and events to avoid a dangerous escalation of violence. They stressed that preserving social peace and protecting human lives must be the top priority at this moment.
Each government expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people who went to the polls on July 28 to shape their future, reiterating a firm respect for the sovereignty of Venezuela’s democratic will. They also signaled their readiness to support dialogue and seek agreements that benefit the Venezuelan population.
The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Colombia, Gustavo Petro; and Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, participated in a virtual meeting with their foreign ministers to discuss Venezuela’s presidential election. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected, though the opposition asserts that its candidate, Edmundo González, won the race.
Following the joint statement, Petro reached out to his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric, to strengthen regional collaboration. Boric explained that the conversation addressed the region’s tense situation, aggravated by uncertainty surrounding Venezuela. Both leaders agreed that Venezuela’s sovereignty must be respected in full and that the election results should be transparently verified as soon as possible. Boric added that both countries would work together to ensure peace and democracy prevail across the region.
Venezuela held elections on a Sunday in which, according to the ruling camp, President Nicolás Maduro secured a little more than 51 percent of the votes, though the official results have not been publicly released. A significant portion of the international community has questioned the legitimacy of the results, while the opposition maintains that Edmundo González earned the victory.