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.
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.
Desconhecido: 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.