US and 10 Latin American states reject Nicolás Maduro’s vote certification

The countries also voiced ‘profound concern’ over human rights violations committed during Nicolás Maduro’s post-election crackdown. Photograph: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images

Ten Latin American governments and the US have said they “categorically reject” the Venezuelan supreme court’s decision to confirm Nicolás Maduro’s widely contested claim to have won re-election, with Chile’s president declaring: “I have no doubt this election has been stolen.”

Thursday’s verdict from Venezuela’s top court, which is stacked with Maduro loyalists, has been widely questioned internationally from across the political spectrum.