World leaders congratulated Brazil\u2019s left-wing President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva on Sunday, after he pulled off a dramatic comeback to claim a re-election victory.\n<\/p>\n
Lula\u2019s win was acknowledged by left- and right-wing leaders alike, despite his challenger Flavio Bolsonaro refusing to accept the loss.\n<\/p>\n
Lula received 51.8 per cent of the vote compared to 48.2 per cent for Bolsonaro.\n<\/p>\n
Mexico\u2019s leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated Lula\u2019s win in a post on X, saying, \u201cLong live democracy, the people of Brazil won.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel congratulated Lula on his \u201chistoric victory that guarantees the continuity of the path of peace, sovereignty, and social justice.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Argentina\u2019s former president Cristina Kirchner, who is currently under house arrest for corruption, said on X that Lula \u201cknew how to awaken in his compatriots the feeling and sense needed to win.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Uruguay\u2019s President Yamandu Orsi said on X that he had spoken with Lula and \u201ccongratulated him on his victory and on the democratic celebration that an electoral process represents.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Lula\u2019s victory, Brazil staved off a conservative wave that has seen numerous countries \u2014 such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru \u2014 all shift right, backed by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
Peru\u2019s right-wing President Keiko Fujimori praised Brazil\u2019s \u201cdemocratic day\u201d of elections and congratulated Lula on his win.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI reaffirm our willingness to strengthen our strategic alliance, integration, cooperation, and the sustainable development of the Amazon that we share, for the benefit of both our peoples,\u201d she said on X.\n<\/p>\n
Chile\u2019s President Jose Antonio Kast, a staunch ally of Bolsonaro, said on X that\u00a0\u201cChile and Brazil have a great future in common.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Ecuador\u2019s conservative President Daniel Noboa called for cooperation with the leftist leader through his fourth term. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur region has common enemies, shared challenges, and much to gain when we work together,\u201d Noboa said on X.\n<\/p>\n
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed Lula\u2019s victory as a win for \u201cdemocracy and multilateralism.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEurope\u2019s partnership with Brazil is thriving,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez celebrated Lula\u2019s win as the beginning of a \u201cprogressive comeback.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat has happened in Brazil will happen in Spain,\u201d said the Spanish leader, who is trailing in the polls ahead of his country\u2019s November vote.\n<\/p>\n
French President Emmanuel Macron called for efforts to \u201cstrengthen our strategic partnership\u201d with Brazil.\n<\/p>\n
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the current chair of the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, which includes Brazil, offered Lula his \u201cheartiest congratulations.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to working closely with him to further deepen and expand the multifaceted India-Brazil Strategic Partnership,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
China also congratulated Lula, with a foreign ministry spokesperson saying the country was \u201cwilling to work with Brazil to continue advancing the building of a China-Brazil community with a shared future.\u201d<\/p>\n
US Senator Bernie Sanders, a firebrand leftist, said, \u201cLula has stood up for Brazilian workers & democracy \u2014 and will continue to do so in the next four years.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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