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Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez allegedly knew that Nicolas Maduro would be his successor since 2011, after discovering how serious his cancer condition was.
According to Monica Moura, a publicist detained in Brazil due to her links to the Lava Jato case, Chavez already knew that Maduro would be his successor, nevertheless launched a presidential campaign in 2012.
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Moura said that Chavez was concerned about not having government official Diosdado Cabello’s support because his relationship with Maduro was “unstable and ambiguous.”
Moura’s remarks are revealing because Chavez launched himself as a presidential candidate in 2012, even though he knew he had a serious health condition and would need a successor.