The OAS convenes foreign ministers on Nicaragua

The Organization of American States (OAS) has approved a resolution promoted by the United States to convene an urgent meeting of foreign ministers. The goal is to discuss actions against the Nicaraguan government's plan to eliminate competitive elections through constitutional reform, which excludes the opposition and establishes seven-year presidential terms for Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. The motion passed with 29 votes in favor, Mexico abstaining and Brazil voting against.

The American initiative requires taking real action against the regime in Managua. According to Michael Kozak, a member of the US State Department, "The repetition of convictions without significant institutional action teaches Murillo and Ortega that they can simply wait until we get tired." The next summit could lead to diplomatic ruptures or new economic pressures.

Brazil justified its opposition by warning of the risks of sanctions, with Ambassador Benoni Belli saying: "We are all for human rights, but we don't want any medicine to kill the patient." The representative of Argentina, Carlos Cherniak, has an opposite opinion, defining the situation as urgent, wondering whether "a regime that erases democracy" is in fact "a platform for criminal organizations".