CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections.

Pope Francis said Venezuela is “living a critical situation” in his traditional Sunday remarks at the Vatican, adding, “I appeal to all parties to seek the truth, to avoid all kinds of violence.”

The remarks came hours after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Saturday that the government has arrested 2,000 opponents. At a rally in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, Maduro pledged to detain more people and send them to prison.

  • blaue_Fledermaus
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    41 month ago

    Not that I’m aware of. Maybe some extreme anti-American-Imperialism parties, but since Bolsonaro I don’t look much at political news for sake of mental health.

    Lula is first and foremost a Mercosul proponent, and Chaves’ and Maduro’s crap got Venezuela kicked out.

    • @Siegfried
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      21 month ago

      It’s a shame we never got to see a bigger Mercosur though

      • blaue_Fledermaus
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        21 month ago

        We might still, if I’m not mistaken there are (or were) at least two countries considering joining. A big one would be Chile, and negotiations have been going for a long time now.