Lula’s comments caused controversy between Latin American leaders as Venezuela is reintegrated into the region
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South American presidents led by Lula da Silva seek new shared agenda
The Brazilian president aims to regain his country’s role in regional affairs
The Venezuelan president is visiting Brazil for the first time since 2015
Economy Minister Sergio Massa and Deputy Máximo Kirchner’s agenda this week
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Bishops stand accused of attempting a coup for mediation during the 2018 protests
The 50 “bricks” that were headed to Belgium also had the name “Hitler” printed on them
President Lula: “I asked: why not host it in an Amazonian state, so you can know what the Amazon really is?”
The Brazilian leader added he’d declined an invitation to a forum because he “can’t visit Russia at the moment”