Election Chaos, Venezuelan President Maduro Asks For Phone Communication With Brazilian President

JAKARTA - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro requested a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid tensions over the contested elections between incumbents and the opposition.

Reported by Reuters on Thursday, August 1, the information was first reported by local TV channel GloboNews. No date has yet been set for the phone call.

Lula, the source said, will make a phone call on Thursday with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to discuss the situation in Venezuela after the disputed presidential election and restore Maduro.