Brazil's Rousseff says Chavez death 'irreparable loss'
- Published: 6 Mar 2013 at 07.49
- Online news: World
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called Hugo Chavez's death "an irreparable loss" on Tuesday and hailed him as a "great Latin American" and "a friend of the Brazilian people."
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff takes part in a meeting at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, on February 27, 2013. Rousseff called Hugo Chavez's death "an irreparable loss" on Tuesday and hailed him as a "great Latin American" and "a friend of the Brazilian people."
"We recognize a great leader, an irreparable loss and above all a friend of Brazil, a friend of the Brazilian people," she said before leading a minute of silence at a meeting with rural leaders in Brasilia.
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