Jair Bolsonaro condemned the "illegal and arbitrary prison" of Edgar Zambrano in Venezuela

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, condemned this Thursday vehemently "illegal and arbitrary prison"the first vice president of the National Assembly of Venezuela (NA, parliament), the opposition Edgar Zambrano.

The president, in power since January 1, also condemned the arrest of "all the other political prisoners for the dictatorshipby Nicolás Maduro.

"Brazil vehemently condemns the unlawful and arbitrary imprisonment of Venezuelan National Assembly Vice President Edgar Zambrano, an ally of President Juan Guaidó, as well as all other political prisoners under the dictatorship. of Maduro, "said Bolsonaro.

The opposition was arrested on Wednesday with three other people by agents of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) after the Chavist National Constituent Assembly (NCA) withdrew its jurisdiction.

The Supreme appointed him as one of those responsible for the failure of the April 30 military uprisingled by the head of Parliament, Juan Guaidó, recognized as interim president by some fifty countries, including Brazil.

Minutes before his arrest, Zambrano, member of the party Democratic Action (AD), he had alerted that he was in his vehicle and that he was surrounded by Sebin officials.

The government of President Jair Bolsonaro has raised the tone against Maduro's executive, which he blames for the political, economic and social crisis that is going through the Caribbean country.

Bolsonaro repeatedly repeated that he considered "almost impossible"a military intervention in Venezuela, but he insisted that he would do everything in his power to"restore democracy"in the neighboring country.

Mexico worries about Zambrano's arrest

In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Mexico said "its concern for the human rights situation, the right of the Venezuelan people to a fair trial and the inviolability of the parliamentary immunity of this country"

And in "members of the National Assembly of Venezuela, as is the case of Edgar Zambrano", a point.

In the note, Mexico reiterated "your absolute respect"to the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of countries, self-determination of peoples and respect, protection and promotion of human rights.

He also reaffirmed his deep conviction and commitment "collaborate in the search for a democratic, peaceful and dialogue-based solution the current situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ".

He recalled that he had proposed, jointly with the Caribbean Community and Uruguay, the Mechanism of Montevideo.

Similarly, Mexico rejected "any proposal or activity aimed at committing or resorting to violence or causing greater suffering to the Venezuelan population".

Venezuela has experienced a spike in political tension since last January, when Maduro swore a new six-year term that does not recognize the opposition and is part of the international community and, in response, Guaidó was proclaimed president by country, after which it has been recognized as such by more than 50 countries, with the United States at the helm.