00:00In this context, Venezuela congratulated re-elected President Lula da Silva on his victory in Brazil's second round of elections.
00:08Venezuela's government issued a statement expressing,
00:11The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela congratulates the massive and civic participation of the people of the Federative
00:19Republic of Brazil
00:20in today's presidential runoff, which led to the victory of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva.
00:26The people of Brazil have given a resounding display of civic and democratic participation.
00:32The statement also mentioned,
00:34Venezuela reiterates its willingness to continue the historic ties of neighborliness and cooperation with Brazil
00:42under the principles of peace, unrestricted respect for sovereignty and the self-determination of peoples,
00:49and Latin American and Caribbean solidarity.
