The reelected president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has thanked the congratulatory message sent by the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, after his victory in the second round of the presidential elections in the South American country, and has claimed both countries as “allies in global progressivism”.
“Brazil will remain alongside Spain in the defense of democracy, social justice, multilateralism and peace,” the Brazilian president published on his social networks, in response to the words of Pedro Sánchez, who had previously celebrated the triumph of Lula da Silva at the polls as the beginning of “the comeback of global progressivism”.
The message from the President of the Spanish Government
In his original message, the head of the Spanish Executive drew a direct parallel between the Brazilian political scenario and the national context. “Great victory for Lula! What has happened in Brazil will happen in Spain,” assured Pedro Sánchez, in reference to the upcoming general elections, called for November 29.
This same line of argument was defended this Monday by the socialist leader during a PSOE rally held in Gijón. During the event, Pedro Sánchez urged his supporters to go out and vote and to feel proud of being “the Gallic village in Europe and of being a light of hope in so much gloom in the world”. “If Brazil could, Spain can,” he proclaimed to those present.
The re-election of Lula da Silva
The exchange of messages occurs after the re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed, who managed to win, with 51.77% of the valid votes, against the far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who obtained 48.23%. With this result, the Brazilian leader managed to turn around the adverse results of the first round and became the first candidate since the return of democracy to the South American country to win the Presidency after having finished in second position in the first round.