Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil call for transparency in Venezuelan elections

Governments demand disclosure of electoral records. U.S. Recognizes Opposition Victory

Yesterday, the governments of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico urged Venezuela to publish electoral records "expeditiously" and allow for an "impartial verification of the results."

Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, and Gustavo Petro of Colombia intensified diplomatic efforts to seek solutions to the crisis sparked by Sunday's elections and to prevent violence.

"We are closely monitoring the vote-counting process and call on Venezuela's electoral authorities to advance expeditiously and publicly disclose the data broken down by polling station," the governments said following a telephone call.

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The leaders emphasized that "the controversies over the electoral process must be resolved through institutional channels," urging political and social actors to "exercise maximum caution and restraint in their demonstrations and public events to avoid an escalation of violent incidents."

U.S. Recognizes Opposition Victory

Meanwhile, the United States announced yesterday that it recognizes opposition candidate Edmundo González as winning Venezuela's elections. The electoral authority had declared Nicolás Maduro the victor, a result contested due to a lack of transparency.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that, given the abundant evidence, "it is clear to the United States, and more importantly, to the Venezuelan people, that Edmundo González received the majority of votes in the July 28 presidential election."

In response, President Maduro announced preparations for two high-security prisons to detain protesters. "I am preparing two prisons that must be ready in 15 days. They are already being repaired," he said. Meanwhile, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the repression of protesters in Venezuela.

Argentine President Javier Milei expressed gratitude on X to the Brazilian government for safeguarding the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, where six opposition members remain under protection: Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli, Humberto Villalobos, Claudia Macero, Omar González, Fernando Martínez y Mottola, and Magalí Meda, who were part of Machado's campaign team.

Brazil confirmed it would take over the custody of the Argentine embassy, as well as that of Peru after Caracas severed relations following Lima's recognition of González Urrutia as the elected president.