Itamaraty: Cuba and Venezuela were invited to take up their duties at the request of the Bolsonaro team | Politics

Itamaraty published this information at the request of GloboNews on the status of invitations to take office in Brasilia: the Presidents of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel.

The governments of Cuba and Venezuela were ideologically close to the PTs in Brazil. Countries have also received loans from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). Bolsonaro often criticizes the operations and proximity of both countries.

The invitation sent to Maduro provoked an exchange of versions between the Venezuelan government and the future Brazilian government.

Bolsonaro's future foreign minister, Ernesto Araújo, said Sunday on Twitter (16) that the Venezuelan president was not invited to the investiture because "there is no space for Maduro in a celebration of democracy "and the triumph of the Brazilian people's will." Bolsonaro reinforced the information that he would not receive Maduro in his possession.

Regarding the Venezuelan people We do not invite Nicolás Maduro to take possession of PR Bolsonaro Maduro has no place in a celebration of democracy and the triumph of the Brazilian people's will All countries of the world must stop supporting and Unite to free Venezuela.

– On December 16, 2018

On the other hand, Venezuelan Chancellor Jorge Arreaza announced that the President of the neighboring country had been invited to the solemn ceremony

Questioned by GloboNews, Itamaraty said that the organization of the presidential investiture was "in coordination with the elected government". The acts are formalized by the current government, in consultation with the Bolsonaro team.

Itamaraty said that he had received from the team of the elected president "the recommendation to invite all heads of state and government of the countries with which we let us maintain diplomatic relations "to possession.

The decision to withdraw the invitation to Cuba and Venezuela was taken in a second moment, also on "recommendation" of the elected government. The measure "required new communication with these two governments," according to Itamaraty.

Full text of Itamaraty's reply:

All organizing of the investiture is conducted in coordination with the elected government. The acts are formalized by the current government (until 1 January 2019, as provided for in the Constitution), after consultation with the team that will take place on this occasion.