Jos Mujica visits Lula da Silva in jail
Former President of Uruguay, José Mujica, visited Brazilian ex-president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in prison and said he saw him worried about the future of Brazil and Latin America
06/22/2018 13:23 EFE / PHOTO: EFE
Mujica said that his visit to Lula was "very cordial" and that he had not seen the former
Brazilian president for some time despite their friendship.
RIO DE JANEIRO.
Uruguayan president Jose "Pepe" Mujica , who visited Friday to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the prison where the former head of State of Brazil purge from April 7 sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption, said the He was worried about the future of Brazil and Latin America .
I found him in good spirits and good temperament; with a few kilos less; reading many books and worried, how could it be otherwise, for the future destiny of Brazil and our America, "said the Uruguayan ex-leader in statements he gave to journalists at the end of his 15-minute visit.
We talked about these things, about the concern we have with Latin America, "added Mujica, considered along with Lula as one of the main leaders of the left in Latin America.
The former head of State of Uruguay, who visited Lula accompanied by the president of the Workers' Party (PT), Senator Gleisi Hoffmann, assured that the Latin American countries have to unite today more than ever in order not to lose prominence in the world .
I'm not going to see it, but before the world that comes to us, we need Latin Americans to have the astuteness and greatness to realize that we have to have strong ties, because otherwise we will not exist. We are not even 10% of the world's economy, "he said.
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