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Brazil’s Lula da Silva supports free elections in Venezuela

Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he wants free elections in Venezuela and a democratic transition of power like the one in his country.

He added that he disagrees with Western countries recognizing former National Assembly speaker and opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate leader after Nicolas Maduro's disputed re-election in 2018.

"We have to treat Venezuela with respect because we always want Venezuela to be as democratic as possible," he said in a press conference with foreign correspondents as he campaigns to return to office in the October elections.

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