A representative of the Venezuelan indigenous movement requests before the BRICS Council to remove obstacles so that his country can join this key mechanism.

The national secretary of the United Indigenous Movement of Venezuela (MIUVEN), Cesar Carias, requested on Saturday, before the members of the BRICS People’s Council held in Brazil, the entry of the Bolivarian country to the group of emerging economies that challenges the unipolar world order led by the United States.

“We thank you very much for the invitation, but at the same time we respectfully request that the veto imposed on our country be removed. We respectfully request that the veto imposed on our country be eliminated and that our voices not be silenced”, said Carias.

The BRICS People’s Council, made up of social movements, civil organizations and community actors of the member countries of the bloc, achieved after the last summit held in 2024 its recognition as a consultative body within the structure of such organization.

Said instance has decided to express its support to the South American country, but will only advocate for a general enlargement of the BRICS members, without paying special attention to the case of Venezuela, according to Agencia Brasil.

The plenary session was also attended by the Venezuelan Ambassador to Brazil, Manuel Vadell, who expressed optimism about the eventual incorporation of Venezuela into both the People’s Council and the BRICS.

Venezuela and Brazil have been estranged since the elections of July 28, 2024, in which Venezuelan electoral authorities proclaimed the victory of President Nicolás Maduro, however, the opposition, with the support of foreign countries, has questioned the result, after which Brazil vetoed Venezuela’s formal entry into the bloc that integrates more than half of the global population under the BRICS banner.