Brazilian President Lula expects Venezuela to return quickly to Mercosur
Correspondent Brian Mier from Caracas reports on the statement of the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that he hopes Venezuela quickly returns to Mercosur and how it’s positively viewed as a step for regional integration. teleSUR
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00:00Brazil's President Lula's statements that he hopes Venezuela quickly returns to Mercosur
00:06is being viewed as a positive step for regional integration.
00:09Our correspondent Brian Meyer has more.
00:13While commemorating Bolivia's entry to Mercosur with its President Luis Arce on Tuesday, Brazil's
00:19President Lula da Silva said that he hopes that Venezuela can also quickly return to
00:24the regional trading bloc.
00:26This marks another step forward in relations between the two neighbors, which were severely
00:30damaged after the 2016 parliamentary coup, reaching a low point during the Bolsonaro
00:37presidency.
00:42There was a certain moment within the crisis between Brazil and Venezuela, during the Bolsonaro
00:47presidency, that the possibility of invading Venezuela was seriously considered by the
00:53deep state in Washington under the leadership of Trump.
00:57This is on record.
00:58This was officially announced.
01:00And Bolsonaro offered to facilitate this.
01:03He even offered the use of Brazil's armed forces to pursue that goal.
01:11Immediately after Lula took office in 2023, Brazil reopened its embassy in Venezuela.
01:18That May, President Maduro visited Brazil, and the two leaders agreed on a series of
01:22partnerships including joint operations fighting drug smuggling on their 2,200-kilometer border.
01:29Although some recent comments made by Brazilian officials have caused tension in the Venezuelan
01:34government, relations between the two nations are expected to continue to improve after
01:39the July 28 presidential elections.
01:42Brazil and Venezuela haven't reached the same level they used to have during the Chavez
01:48years.
01:49Of course, it's way better if you take as a benchmark what happened before Lula came
01:54into office.
01:55Of course, they have improved significantly.
01:57Good relations between Brazil and Venezuela are fundamental for strengthening regional
02:02integration in Latin America.
02:05Brian Meir, Tel Assur, Caracas.