Venezuela’s Maduro Visits Brazil in a Blow to US Strategy of Isolation

  • Leader makes rare trip abroad to attend Lula’s summit
  • Region dominated by leftists is re-engaging with Caracas
Nicolas Maduro and Lula greet each other after a joint press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on May 29.Photographer: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for a “multi-polar” world rather than one dominated by the US, as he arrived in Brazil seeking to rebuild his nation’s alliances after years of isolation.

In his first international trip in seven months, Maduro met with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia on Monday ahead of a regional summit.