Unitary Platform thanked Lula and Petro for asking for the minutes to be published

The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) appreciated that the presidents of Brazil and Colombia, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro, insisted this Saturday on the need to disseminate the minutes “broken down by voting table” for the July 28 elections in the country, after the Supreme Court confirmed Nicolás Maduro’s victory.

In X, the opposition coalition expressed its gratitude to both leaders for, “once again, raising their voices in favor of popular sovereignty that was strongly expressed on July 28,” when the PUD claimed that its standard-bearer, Edmundo González Urrutia, won.

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“There is only one truth and it is in the voting records issued by the CNE (National Electoral Council) machines. That is why everyone firmly demands that they be published,” added the Unitary Platform.

According to the joint statement, Lula and Petro “remain convinced that the credibility of the electoral process can only be restored through the transparent publication of disaggregated and verifiable data.”

Both presidents agreed on a common position on the electoral process after telephone conversations held on Friday and Saturday, according to information released by the Brazilian Presidency.

The two heads of state also took note of the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) to validate Maduro’s victory in the elections, which was questioned by a large part of the international community.

In this regard, they reiterated that they are “still awaiting” the publication, by the CNE, of “the minutes broken down by voting table.”

The declaration by both nations was expected after the statement released on Friday by 11 American countries (Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay) in which they rejected the Supreme Court’s endorsement of Maduro.

The governments of those 11 countries questioned the ruling of the Venezuelan court, which they warned of its “lack of independence and impartiality.”