Lula da Silva to Maduro: “Whoever loses the election takes a bath of votes, not blood”

With five days to go until the presidential elections in Venezuela, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reminded his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, that he must learn that when one loses an election, one leaves power.

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Lula da Silva sent a direct message to Maduro, who last week He warned that to avoid a bloodbath they must guarantee their victory.

“I was scared by Maduro’s statements that if he loses the elections there will be a bloodbath. “Those who lose elections take a bath of votes, not blood”Lula da Silva said.

The words of the President of Brazil were appreciated by the opposition candidate, Edmundo González, who said that values ​​the presence of former minister Celso Amorim to observe the electoral process in Venezuela.

Nicolas Maduro warns the opposition in Venezuela again

In the last few hours, the president Maduro warned the opposition again that will not accept protests or declarations of fraud.

“I’m saying this to the extreme right now. If you devour the light before, during or after the elections of July 28, listen to me carefully, because I don’t speak nonsense, you will regret it for 200 years. This will be the last mistake they make to harm the people. Enough of the harm, enough of the violence, enough of selling out the country! Enough, damn it! Maduro said.

This Monday, July 22, 2024, the presidential candidate Enrique Márquez denounced Nicolás Maduro’s violent speech before the United Nations and also the use of public resources in the campaign.

“Where is this money coming from? We already asked for an investigation into the funds last week, because We are sure that he is using public funds. “He is using Venezuelan funds to try to convince Venezuelans to vote for him, when Venezuelans no longer want him,” said Márquez.

For his part, candidate Daniel Ceballos asked the National Electoral Council (CNE) to keep the border with Colombia open so that Venezuelan migrants can vote again. However, in every electoral process the border between Colombia and Venezuela, and also with Brazil, is closed, and this will not be the exception.

On Tuesday, July 23, the opposition leader María Corina Machado, along with candidate Edmundo González, will be visiting the state of Zulia.

Nicolás Maduro has assured that he will close with a major campaign event next Thursday in Caracas.

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