Win for Lula boosts China’s foothold and gives Brazil rare earths leverage
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s re-election preserves Beijing’s most critical foothold in Latin America, while positioning Brasilia to leverage the US-China rivalry over its vast rare earth reserves without picking sides. Lula, 80, secured an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday after winning 51.8 per cent of the run-off vote to defeat right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro. The son of…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been re-elected for a fourth nonconsecutive term, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a run-off election. Despite both candidates requesting additional voting time, Bolsonaro has called for Sunday's vote to be annulled over a "unacceptable" two-hour extension granted by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin.
World leaders have reacted to Lula's victory. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum congratulated Lula on X, writing "Long live democracy, the people of Brazil won." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney credited Lula with advancing relations between Canada and Brazil, stating that they should "seize this opportunity to strengthen them further, together."
US President Donald Trump Jr. criticized the result, suggesting that a conservative government in Brazil doing the same would have faced different reactions from the American press. Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders congratulated Lula's "extraordinary re-election victory" and said the Brazilian president will continue to stand up for workers and democracy for the next four years.
Congressman Ro Khanna praised Lula's victory, saying it demonstrates global resistance against extremism and urged Trump to respect the election results. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote on X, "The people united will never be defeated!"
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