Venezuelan president arrives in Brazil on official visit

 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrived this Sunday in Brazil, for his first official visit during the administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.   Maduro's arrival in Brasilia is another step in the "reestablishment of bilateral and diplomatic relations" between the two South American countries, said state-run Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).

The Venezuelan president will participate on May 30 in a meeting of South American presidents called by Lula da Silva. The presidents of at least ten South American nations are expected to attend the Summit next Tuesday.

Maduro was received by the Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gisela Maria Figueiredo Padovan, and the Caracas Ambassador to Brasilia, Manuel Vicente Vadell.

The Venezuelan president had not visited Brazil since 2015, when he attended the inauguration of former President Dilma Rousseff for her second term.