Follow-Up: Leaders Congratulate Lula on Brazil Runoff Win, Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Says 'The Brazilian People Won'
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — After Brazil's electoral authority announced on October 25 that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) had won the presidential runoff against right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth non-consecutive term, leaders across Latin America issued public congratulations, compiled by Reuters. As of publication, the leaders of Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Cuba and Panama had all weighed in.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum was the briefest: "Long live democracy, the people of Brazil won. Congratulations, President Lula!" Paraguay's President Santiago Peña said: "Congratulations Lula on your election as president of Brazil. I salute the Brazilian people for this great democratic journey. Paraguay and Brazil share a common agenda of integration and development. We will continue working together for the well-being of our people." Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi said he had just spoken with the president-elect, whom he called a friend: "I congratulated him on the victory and on the democratic celebration that an electoral process represents."
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz said: "I congratulate President Lula on his victory. Bolivia and Brazil are neighboring and brother countries, united by a shared history and common challenges. We will continue working together to strengthen our relationship and generate more opportunities for our nations." Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel said: "Dear brother Lula, on behalf of the Cuban government and people, I congratulate you for this historic victory that ensures the continuity of the path of peace, sovereignty, and social justice embarked upon by the Brazilian people under your leadership." Panama's President José Raúl Mulino said: "I congratulate the Brazilian people for this democratic day and especially President Lula for the victory! We will continue working together for our countries."
Earlier on Sunday, with 99.86 percent of voting sections processed, Lula had 64,137,770 votes (51.76 percent) to Flávio Bolsonaro's 59,769,627 (48.24 percent), a lead of 4,368,143 votes that made the outcome mathematically certain. Lula is due to be inaugurated for the new term on January 5, 2027. No formal statement from the Flávio Bolsonaro campaign on the electoral authority's announcement had been carried in full by wire services as of publication; GSM will continue to follow the story. (Reporting based on Reuters coverage)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：巴西总统府高原宫（Palácio do Planalto）夜景，位于巴西首都巴西利亚（资料照片）。Annemariebr 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons 发布。/ The Palácio do Planalto, Brazil's presidential workplace, at night in Brasília (file photo). Photo by Annemariebr, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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