Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, during COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Foto: Instagram)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, during the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP31. The meeting took place in Antalya, Turkey, where the conference is being held.
Details of the leaders’ conversation had not been released. It was their first meeting since Rodríguez, previously Venezuela’s vice president, took over as interim president in January, after Nicolás Maduro was captured by the United States.
Lula has called Rodríguez at least three times since Maduro’s ouster, according to the report. One call took place Jan. 3, the same day a U.S. military operation resulted in the capture of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Lula called again in June, after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. The report said the quakes killed more than 6,000 people. At the time, Brazil’s government sent more than 12 tons of medicine to Venezuela and dispatched Brazilian personnel to assist with search-and-rescue efforts for survivors.
