In a visit that was considered “historic” by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), the Brazilian president received the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, this Monday (29), at the Planalto Palace.
The meeting also had the participation of the first ladies of Brazil, Rosângela Silva, Janja, and of Venezuela, Cilia Flores.
A well-known name in Venezuelan politics and one of the most powerful women in her country, the political career of the “first combatant”, as Cilia became known, dates back to 2000, when she was elected for the first time as a member of the National Assembly. Currently, she is 66 years old.
Cilia was re-elected deputy in 2005, and held the presidency of the House between 2006 and 2011.
A lawyer and Chavista (defender of left-wing ideology linked to former President Hugo Chávez), Flores was appointed Attorney General of Venezuela in 2012.
Shortly afterwards, in 2015, she returned to assume a mandate as a deputy in the country, remaining in office until 2017, when she resigned to compose the commission that would create the National Constituent Assembly, that same year.
Cilia married Nicolás Maduro in 2013. Before that, she was married to lawyer Walter Ramón Gavidia, with whom she had three children.
On September 25 of last year, the Venezuelan first lady was placed on a sanctions list by the US Treasury Department on suspicion of corruption.
Maduro calls for permanent dialogue with Brazil
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said this Monday (29) that his country has “doors open” for the resumption of relations with Brazilian businessmen.
“Venezuela is now prepared for us to resume our virtuous relations with Brazilian investors and businessmen. Venezuela’s doors are open, with full guarantees for the business community, so that we can return to the time of investments and economic growth.
After a bilateral meeting with Lula, Maduro criticized the way in which relations between Brazil and Venezuela were “closed” in recent years, and said he hoped that his country’s doors with Brazil “never close again”, and that the two nations ” need to be united”.
“I am very happy to be in Brazil, I see it with positive eyes, we love the history of the Brazilian people, and we hope that no one ever again closes the doors of Brazil with Venezuela. Brazil and Venezuela need to be united, from here, onwards and forever.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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