President Maduro, who continues to dictate Venezuela in South America, visited Brazil for the first time in eight years and met with President Lula. The two leaders concurred to criticize the United States for imposing sanctions on Venezuela and to aim to end Venezuela's international isolation.
Venezuelan President Maduro, who continues his dictatorship of anti-American leftists with the support of China and Russia, visited Brazil for the first time in eight years since 2015 and met with President Lula in the capital Brasilia on the 8th.
Relations between the two countries were severed from the Maduro regime in Venezuela during the previous Bolsonaro administration in Brazil.
At the press conference after the meeting, President Lula stated that "we should not deny the president elected by the people" of the Maduro government, and expressed his intention to strengthen relations.
On top of that, President Lula criticized the United States for imposing sanctions on Venezuela, saying, "It is puzzling to impose sanctions on Venezuela because you don't like it."
President Maduro also welcomed Brazil's response, stating that "the world should not be built on persecution, sanctions, or the rule of the dollar," and reiterated their appeal for the lifting of sanctions and concurred the view that they would aim to end Venezuela's international isolation.
President Lula of Brazil is scheduled to host the first meeting inviting the leaders of 30 South American countries on May 11, and hopes to show the unity of South American countries and increase their voice to the United States and other Western countries.