Desconhecido: In the eight years I was president of Brazil, I had the opportunity to live with Nicolás Maduro, who was minister of foreign relations of Venezuela.
Desconhecido: Maduro stood out brilliantly in the struggle to project Venezuela onto the world stage and in the construction of a more democratic and solidary Latin America.
He played a decisive role in the formation of UNASUR and CELAC and his deep affinity with our dear and late friend Hugo Chaves was always visible.
Desconhecido: The two shared the same ideas about the destiny of our continent and the great problems of the world.
Desconhecido: More than that, Chávez and Maduro held the same views regarding the challenges that Venezuela faced.