The Supreme Electoral Court will send observers to monitor Venezuela's presidential elections, which will be held on the 28th of this month.
a the WestThe Supreme Electoral Court said Sandra Damiani and José de Mello Cruz, experts in voting systems, would be part of the mission.
According to the court, the invitation was sent in early July by the Chavista-controlled National Electoral Council, contrary to rumors about the deputies' departure a few months ago. According to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, this measure is a “practice”, as the court also invites foreign delegations to monitor the electoral dispute in Brazil.
In the Venezuelan elections, dictator Nicolás Maduro will run for re-election against Edmundo González, who replaced former deputy Maria Corina Machado, who was deemed ineligible by the National Electoral Council. There have also been reports of arrests of opponents on the eve of the vote and restrictions on the freedom of the population, the media and international observers.
TSE in Venezuela
An experienced diplomat in Venezuela said Brazilian observers probably won’t have full access to the country’s electoral system, because the local Tokyo Stock Exchange is so controlled by Chavismo that no one is allowed to make an independent assessment.
Read also: “The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Surveillance System,” a report published in Revista Oeste issue 215.
