Machado agradece a países latinoamericanos por su "compromiso con democracia" en Venezuela
La líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado agradeció a seis países de América Latina por su respaldo a la democracia y los derechos humanos en Venezuela, tras una declaración paralela a la cumbre del Mercosur que exige el fin de las detenciones arbitrarias y la liberación de presos políticos bajo el régimen de Nicolás Maduro
TL;DR
- Six Latin American countries (Argentina, Paraguay, Panama, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru) issued a declaration supporting democracy and human rights in Venezuela.
- The declaration calls for the peaceful restoration of democratic order and the release of political prisoners.
- The statement was made on the sidelines of the Mercosur summit in Foz de Iguazú, Brazil.
- Brazil and Uruguay did not sign the declaration due to disagreements on related issues.
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado thanked the six countries for their stance.
- The declaration avoids mentioning US military deployment near Venezuela, unlike the more assertive stance of Argentina's president.