Uruguay and Chile Slam Lula’s Defense of Maduro at Brazil Summit
- Lacalle Pou says Maduro disrespects democracy, human rights
- Boric says Venezuela human rights violations can’t be ignored
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The presidents of Uruguay and Chile criticized the support for Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro given by their Brazilian counterpart, underscoring the challenges the South American leaders gathered in Brasilia are facing to build consensus and broaden cooperation in the region.
Uruguay’s Luis Lacalle Pou said on Tuesday he was “surprised” to hear Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva saying that a “narrative of anti-democracy and authoritarianism” has been created to hurt Maduro. The Brazilian president had made those remarks during a press conference on Monday, after hosting his Venezuelan counterpart for a bilateral meeting in the nation’s capital.