The Venezuelan attorney general's office said on Monday that a court had issued an arrest warrant for Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes.
Brazil’s top foreign policy adviser on Tuesday slammed the arrest warrant issued by Caracas for Venezuela n opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as “very concerning” and said there was a clear “authoritarian escalation”
The Venezuelan attorney general’s office said on Monday that a court had issued an arrest warrant for Gonzalez, the opposition’s erstwhile presidential candidate, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes amid a dispute over “There is no denying that there is an authoritarian escalation in Venezuela. We do not feel openness to dialogue, there is a very strong reaction to any comment,” Amorim said, while adding that Brazil still held out hope for a solution to the crisis.Washington also criticized the warrant, which followed weeks of comments from Venezuelan government officials that Gonzalez and other members of the opposition should go to jail.
“We’re considering a range of options to demonstrate to Mr. Maduro and his representatives that their actions in Venezuela will have consequences.”
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