Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth nonconsecutive term, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a run-off.
Bolsonaro, however, has called for Sunday’s vote to be annulled over an “unacceptable” two-hour voting extension granted by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, despite both candidates having requested additional voting time.
The election results have drawn reactions across the world, with left-wing global figures celebrating Lula’s victory.
Here’s how the world reacted:
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum congratulated Lula in a post on X. “Long live democracy, the people of Brazil won,” she wrote.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
In his congratulatory post, Carney credited Lula with advancing relations between Canada and Brazil.
“Let us seize this opportunity to strengthen them further, together – to create new promising commercial prospects, protect the environment, and ensure greater prosperity for both our populations,” he wrote on X.
US officials and politicians
US President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr criticised the result, referring to the two-hour voting time extension.
“If a conservative government in Brazil did this, everyone in the mainstream press in America would lose their minds, but I guess they’re just choosing to be silent because it’s all for the cause,” he said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry
China congratulated Lula through a statement by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.
“China has noted that Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court has announced President Lula has won the second round of the Brazilian general election, and expresses its congratulations,” Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing.
Russian presidency
The Kremlin says it welcomed the re-election of Lula da Silva and praised him for his contribution to bilateral ties and to the intergovernmental BRICS organisation.
Credit: aljazeera.com
