Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures before a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping ahead of the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil dispatched diplomats and police officers on Wednesday to resolve a standoff inside the Venezuelan embassy in Brasilia after it was occupied by backers of Venezuela's opposition.
Representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro later regained access to the building, creating a tricky situation for Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who has recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate leader of Venezuela.
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