The president of the Legislative Assembly, Carlos Ricardo Benavides, criticized the guarantors of the ethics of the Government on Monday for opposing the country’s candidacy, in alliance with Brazil, to be part of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations Organization (UN).
The legislator asked when were they going to fulfill their duties of ethical vigilance.
The guarantors of ethics – Margarita Bolaños, Quince Duncan and José Manuel Arroyo – sent a letter to President Carlos Alvarado, in which they indicated that it is “unacceptable” for Costa Rica to aspire to a position in that body and avoid the re-election of the representative of the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro.
It seems unacceptable to us that Costa Rica, in order to prevent the re-election of Venezuela -aspect that we do not question-, must necessarily be elected,[…] working especially with the Federative Republic of Brazil, with the wish that both countries add join strengths and wills,”
was the official statement.
The legitimate aim pursued does not justify the means being chosen in any way,”
they point out in the note.
They claim that Jair Bolsonaro’s government contradicts the ideals of a respectful, inclusive and non-discriminatory democracy. The country’s alliance with Brazil is also described as a “political error” and they ask the president to rectify the country’s position.