Lula and Maduro discussed elections; the Essequibo dispute was not discussed, says Planalto

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, discussed the elections that will take place in the neighboring country in the second half of this year during the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The event takes place in Kigstown, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. According to Planalto, the Venezuelan leader said he had articulated a “broad agreement with oppositi…