\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t The government of Brazil has stopped acting as Argentina\u2019s consular representation in Venezuela and withdrawn from the Caracas embassy, a diplomatic source confirmed to the Herald. Brazil had been providing consular and legal assistance to Argentine citizens in Venezuela since August 2024, when Buenos Aires and Caracas broke ties.<\/p>\n
Although no official information has been made public at the time of writing, the media reported that Italy would take on Brazil\u2019s role.<\/p>\n
Tensions between Buenos Aires and Brasilia are growing, as Brazilian President Lula Da Silva will not travel to Asunci\u00f3n to sign the European Union-Mercosur trade deal on Saturday. Local media reported that Da Silva did not want to meet his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei.<\/p>\n
A source in Brazil\u2019s Foreign Ministry, usually referred to as \u201cItamaraty,\u201d told the Herald that, in their view, \u201cthe different positions on the U.S. attack on Venezuela were the main motivation\u201d for Lula\u2019s snub. While Milei celebrated this month\u2019s invasion and capture of then-President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, Da Silva said that the attack \u201ccrossed an unacceptable limit\u201d and called on the United Nations to respond.<\/p>\n
\u201cAttacking countries, in flagrant violation of international law, is the first step to a world of violence, chaos, and instability, where the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism,\u201d Da Silva said.<\/p>\n
The Itamaraty source added that Da Silva could have decided not to attend to Asunci\u00f3n given \u201cBrazil\u2019s perception that, despite the extra work this demanded of our embassy in Caracas, Argentina never acknowledged our efforts,\u201d referring to Milei\u2019s repeated accusations that Da Silva is \u201cin cahoots\u201d with the Chavista administration.<\/p>\n
Despite not going to Asunci\u00f3n, Da Silva will meet on Friday in Rio de Janeiro with the presidents of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council, Ant\u00f3nio Costa, on the eve of the signing.<\/p>\n
Brazil took over Argentina\u2019s embassy in Caracas after the Nicol\u00e1s Maduro government gave Buenos Aires a 72-hour deadline to leave. The Milei administration had questioned the transparency of Maduro\u2019s re-election that year and called the now-ousted president a \u201cdictator.\u201d<\/p>\n
The decision came while six members of the Venezuelan opposition who had requested political asylum were inside the embassy. They were extracted last year in a military operation led by the United States.<\/p>\n
Cover image: Strained smiles between Lula and Milei. Photo by Mariano Fuchila<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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