Brazil surprised by Venezuela's 'offensive tone' as diplomatic row escalates


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  • Saturday, 02 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: National flags of Brazil and Venezuela flutter at the Brazil-Venezuela border in the Brazilian city of Pacaraima, Roraima state, Brazil December 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday it was taken by surprise by an "offensive tone" that Venezuelan authorities used against Brazil, the latest development of a diplomatic row between the two leftist-led countries.

In the statement, Brazil's foreign ministry said the choice for "personal attacks and rhetorical escalations" does not match the respectful way its government treats Venezuela and its people.

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