Overview

• Rio de Janeiro’s city council voted on Thursday to grant the Pedro Ernesto Medal to opposition leader María Corina Machado.
• The motion was authored by councilor Pedro Duarte of Novo, who described it as a gesture of international solidarity.
• By statute, the Pedro Ernesto Medal is intended for people who have stood out in the Brazilian community.
• In Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, members from PL, PRD and Novo proposed seven measures honoring Machado, including motions of praise and a request for a public hearing.
• A committee canceled its Wednesday session, so those national-level proposals are expected to be taken up next week, as Venezuela separately announced it closed its embassy in Norway citing a comprehensive restructuring.