On this morning's From The South, we start in Cuba, where we have live coverage as the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) of Cuba has begun a two-day session to elect the members of the Council of State which will then elect Cuba's next president. Then we go to Brazil, where 11 Senators have visited former president Lula while under imprisonment in Curitiba. As well, we go to Venezuela, where preparations and campaigning for the upcoming May 20th national elections have begun. These and more headlines now.