Lula received 50.9% of the vote in a tumultuous election in which two enmities from opposing ideologies contested.
In a surprise comeback for the leftist candidate, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on October 30. This signalled the end of the nation’s most right-wing administration in decades.
The victory of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over incumbent far-right Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential race marked a shift to the left for Brazil.
Born into poverty, Mr Lula was a former union leader who in the 1970s spearheaded strikes against Brazil’s military regime. A commodity-driven economic boom characterised his two tenures in office as president, and he vacated with a record level of support.
However, his Workers Party was eventually tarnished by a severe recession and a corruption scandal that set new records and resulted in a 19-month prison sentence for bribery charges that were later reversed by the Supreme Court last year. He had been convicted of receiving a bribe from a Brazilian construction company in trade for contracts with Petrobras, the country’s state-owned oil giant.
For a politician who was incarcerated and restricted from running in the 2018 presidential election, it is an astounding comeback.
After his conviction was overturned and he was permitted to leave prison after 580 days, Lula immersed himself in politics again.
He began his victory speech by saying, “They wanted to bury me alive and here I am.
Following a contentious election campaign, Lula called for “peace and unity” in his victory speech. He declared that he will speak for all Brazilians, not just his supporters.
Lula went on to say, “It is in no one’s interest to live in a divided nation in a permanent state of war. This country needs peace and unity. This population doesn’t want to fight anymore.” ”
While Bolsonaro was favoured in the southeast’s economic powerhouses of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Lula easily won the northeastern states of Brazil.
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Brazil 2022 Elections: The world leaders congratulate Lula for this significant victory
After defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a close runoff election on Sunday, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received congratulations from world leaders. The victory marked a dramatic comeback for the longtime leftist.
“I send my congratulations to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election to be the next president of Brazil following free, fair, and credible elections.”
US President Joe Biden told in a statement
On Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his eagerness to collaborate with Lula to “further develop and extend” bilateral ties.
Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, congratulated Lula as well and said the election “wrote a new page” in the history of the country.
“Together, we will join forces to take up the many common challenges and renew the ties of friendship between our two countries.”
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted
Alberto Fernandez, president of Argentina, stated Lula’s victory “opens a new chapter for Latin America’s history.” A time of hope and the future begins today.”
“After so many injustices you lived through, the people of Brazil have elected you and democracy has triumphed.”
Alberto Fernandez, president of Argentina tweeted
Following a succession of left-wing triumphs in Latin America, Lula has returned to power in Brazil.
After being elected this summer, Gustavo Petro, who became Colombia’s first leftist president, simply tweeted “Long live Lula” and then shared a chart from DW’s Portuguese for Brazil programme demonstrating that the majority of Latin American nations now have leftist leaders.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the president of Mexico, wrote on Twitter: “Lula won, blessed people of Brazil. There will be humanism and equality.”
The environment is among the shared goals that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was eager to progress with Lula as they strive to “strengthen the connection between our countries.
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