“Our love, our gratitude for his wisdom, for his thoughts, for sharing all these years. Thank you for your simplicity, for your modesty and thank you for being a symbol for all of Latin America and I believe for the entire world,” the president said.

Mujica reported on the spread of cancer that was diagnosed in April in the esophagus and that now affects his liver, and due to his advanced age (he will turn 90 in May) and previous illnesses there are no possible treatments for his condition.

“We are going to seek a personal call and we also wish him to always get better,” Sheinbaum said this Friday in response to a question at her usual meeting with journalists.

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