(Analysis) Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) will not observe Venezuela’s presidential elections on July 28, 2024. This announcement, made today has sparked significant debate. Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Itamaraty, has not yet commented on the decision. The Venezuelan elections, coinciding with Hugo Chávez’s birthday, are crucial. The Barbados Agreement calls for international observers to […]
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