Maduro lands in Brasilia for South American summit
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The summit, which is scheduled to take place on May 30, will be chaired by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and will house the leaders of all South American countries.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lands in Brasilia Airport with the First Lady for the South American summit, on May 29, 2023 (Social media)
President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela has arrived in Brasilia on an official visit to Brazil to attend the South America heads of state summit.
"We have arrived in Brasilia, capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil," Maduro announced on his official Twitter account.
Agradezco la cálida bienvenida con la que nos recibieron en Brasilia, capital de la República Federativa de Brasil. Estaremos desarrollando en las próximas horas una agenda diplomática que viene a reforzar la unión necesaria de los pueblos de nuestro continente. ¡Estén… pic.twitter.com/udFaR2J6yl
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) May 29, 2023
The summit, which is scheduled to take place on May 30, will be chaired by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and will house the leaders of all South American countries.
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Venzuelean-Brazilian relations started improving back in November 2022 following the election of Lula.
The last notable time the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela met was back in January during the CELAC summit in Argentina.
CELAC is a regional intergovernmental forum founded in 2010 to promote integration and development through the collaboration between Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Brazil rejoined CELAC under Lula after Bolsonaro suspended Brazil's participation back in 2020.
After taking office in early January, Lula vowed to haul Brazil out of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s four-year era of "devastation" and barbarism, promising to lead Brazil into a new chapter of environmental protection, social progress, and a "rational democratic" government.
