Engagement with Maduro is important as he has no intention of going anywhere. But that engagement can’t be free, it needs to generate incentives for the Venezuelan authorities to advance in a democratic process. The last thing the Venezuelan people need is to have Maduro’s profile raised. Maduro has his own narrative about what is happening and Lula . . . gave that narrative more resonance.
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