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Maduro says Brazil's elections are not subject to scrutiny
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that elections in Brazil are not audited, without any evidence. The Venezuelan candidate for re-election spoke during a rally on Tuesday evening (23).
In addition to Brazil, Maduro has questioned the electoral system in the United States and Colombia. On the other hand, he said that Venezuela “has the best electoral system in the world.”
We have 16 audits. […] Where else in the world do they do this? In the United States, the electoral system is unheard of. In Brazil, they don't review the registry. In Colombia, they don't review any records.”
Contrary to what Maduro has said, elections in Brazil are fully auditable, with multiple, integrated processes. All stages are monitored by political parties and entities.
The Brazilian electoral process is also subject to security checks for integrity and authenticity, to ensure that there is no discrepancy between the votes cast and those recorded in the ballot boxes.
Furthermore, in 2022, a biometric test was conducted to ensure that the voter's fingerprint matched the voter's fingerprint. There was also an analysis by the Federal Court of Audit (TCU) of 3,000 ballots, which found no discrepancies.
Finally, in the 2022 presidential elections, the Organization of American States (OAS) Election Observation Mission (MOE) issued a report attesting to the efficiency of electronic voting machines.
When questioning electoral systems in other countries, Maduro said he would win in Venezuela and that the opposition would have to accept the results.
Meanwhile, opposition members say they face “serious hurdles” in getting their electoral tax credentials.
'Have chamomile tea,' Maduro says after Lula comments
The Brazilian president continued: “Maduro must learn: when you win, you stay, and when you lose, you leave. Go away and prepare for another election.”
Without mentioning Lula, the Venezuelan president said he expected “those who are afraid” to win their biggest electoral victory in history.
Regarding the “bloodbath,” Maduro said he did not lie, but only thought.
He declared: “Whoever is afraid should drink chamomile tea.”
“Have you ever seen a winning candidate with this attitude on the eve of an election?” one diplomat said.
Venezuela is holding elections amidst doubts from the international community that Nicolas Maduro's regime does not guarantee free and democratic voting. The elections are scheduled for Sunday (28).
The main challenger to the incumbent president, chosen from a coalition of opposition parties, is former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez.
González was declared by the Democratic Platform Unitary (PUD) after Corina Joris was banned from running in the presidential election. In March, the PUD announced that the candidate had not been allowed “access to the registration system”.
The Brazilian government expressed its support for Yuris, saying there were no grounds to block the nomination. The Maduro regime responded by saying that the Brazilian memorandum appeared to have been “dictated by the US State Department.”
Previously, opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado, one of the candidates to oust Maduro, was disqualified from the electoral race by the Supreme Court of Justice, which is allied with the Chavista government.
In October 2023, the Maduro government and the opposition signed the Barbados Agreement, which calls for democratic elections in Venezuela.
