‘Congratulations!’: World leaders hail Lula’s election victory in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term late, the country's electoral court said late Sunday, in a shock result that defied polls and provided relief to critics of Washington's widening influence in Latin America under President Donald Trump. Read moreBrazil's Lula beats odds and seals re-election, rival Bolsonaro demands annulment While Lula's opponent Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, refused to accept defeat, analysts say the scale of the loss, with ⁠Bolsonaro trailing Lula by over 4 million votes, makes it unlikely his efforts to annul the vote will succeed. Here are some reactions from leaders across the world: Macron calls for France and Brazil to work for 'a fairer world' French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday congratulated his Brazilian counterpart and calling for efforts to "strengthen our strategic partnership". "France and Brazil have much to build together," Macron said X, saying their two countries should nurture their friendship "in the service of a fairer world". French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday congratulated his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a post on...