Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday they agreed the Venezuelan government must quickly publish the vote tallies of Sunday’s contested election to end the crisis in the oil-producing country.

“The two leaders agreed on the need for immediate release of full, transparent, and detailed voting data,” the White House said in a statement.

A Brazilian official who listened in to the 30-minute call requested by the White House said Lula insisted that both countries wait for the release of the tallies before taking a final position on the election.

“The conversation showed Brazil and the United States have similar positions that access to the vote tallies is indispensable,” the source said.

In Venezuela, protesters took to streets, waving flags and demanding President Nicolas Maduro acknowledge he lost Sunday’s election to an opposition that claimed it clinched a landslide victory.

In Washington, the Biden administration said electoral manipulation had stripped Maduro’s claim of reelection victory of “any credibility,” and Washington left the door open to fresh sanctions on the OPEC nation.

Venezuela must release vote tallies to “resolve the dispute,” Lula said in an interview with a TV Globo affiliate, adding that if they confirmed Maduro’s victory, that result would have to be recognized.

Yet countless online fascists will proclaim this as “Socialism, Aktually”, since socialism is when you take power from the proletariat, and the more power you take from the proletariat, the more socialist it is.

  • Media Bias Fact Checker@lemmy.worldB
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    6
    ·
    4 months ago
    Reuters Media Bias Fact Check Credibility: [High] (Click to view Full Report)

    Reuters is rated with High Creditability by Media Bias Fact Check.

    Bias: Least Biased
    Factual Reporting: Very High
    Country: United Kingdom
    Full Report: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/reuters/

    Check the bias and credibility of this article on Ground.News


    Thanks to Media Bias Fact Check for their access to the API.
    Please consider supporting them by donating.

    Footer

    Media Bias Fact Check is a fact-checking website that rates the bias and credibility of news sources. They are known for their comprehensive and detailed reports.

    Beep boop. This action was performed automatically. If you dont like me then please block me.💔
    If you have any questions or comments about me, you can make a post to LW Support lemmy community.