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(CNN Spanish) - Venezuela on Thursday achieved enough votes to become a member state of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period that begins in January 2020.
The 193 members of the General Assembly had to vote to elect the two positions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The options were Brazil, Venezuela and Costa Rica. Brazil got the most votes with 153, then Venezuela, with 105 and lastly Costa Rica, with 96.
[URGENT] #Venezuela wins a seat in the UN Human Rights Council with Brazil that renews it.
Thus the 193 States voted in the General Assembly for the two positions of Latin America and the Caribbean.
🇧🇷Brazil: 153 votes
🇻🇪Venezuela: 105 votes
OstaCosta Rica: 96votes
- UN News (@NewsONU) October 17, 2019
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