Maduro Seeks Call with Lula Amid Election Tensions

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has requested a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over a controversial election. Lula is set to speak with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Colombian President Gustavo Petro on the matter. No date for the call has been set.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has requested a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid rising tensions surrounding a contested election, a source close to the matter revealed to Reuters on Thursday.

The first to break the story was local TV channel GloboNews. According to the source, there is no set date for the anticipated call.

Additionally, Lula is scheduled to hold a conversation on Thursday with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Colombian leader Gustavo Petro. The discussion will focus on the current situation in Venezuela following Maduro's hotly disputed presidential election victory.