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Lula Says Maduro Needs to Learn How to Lose an Election
- Brazil leader also talks about US, China in interview
- Maduro criticized for barring most candidates from election
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during an interview with the foreign press at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on July 22.
Photographer: Ton Molina/Bloomberg
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned his long-term ally Nicolas Maduro that Venezuela’s economic future hinges on a clean election that ensures government legitimacy before the international community.
Six days before the disputed vote that has opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez challenging the incumbent, the Brazilian leader expressed concern about Maduro’s recent comments about an impending “blood bath” and a “civil war” should those he described as “fascists” come to power.