Brazil’s polls have plunged into the continent’s left turn in recent years
Brazil, the Latin American giant, has turned left again. The Brazilian ballot boxes are thus diving into the trend that other countries of the continent had shown in recent years. Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia… Now they are joined by Brazil, a country with a huge preponderance over the rest of the continent.
Just look at the numbers to get an idea of the importance of the nation of Rio de Janeiro. It is the largest economy in Latin America, with a GDP of 1.6 billion euros, and the main partner of MercoSur. In terms of size, it represents 47% of the entire Latin American area and has 50% of its population, with more than 200 million inhabitants. It also contains a natural treasure like the Amazon, the lung of the planet, at a time when caring for the environment is a priority on most political agendas.
With this in mind, it is not surprising with how much joy the leaders of the Latin American left received the victory of the leader of the Workers’ Party.
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández shared a post on his Twitter account. “Congratulations Luna! Your victory opens a new era for the history of Latin America. A time of hope and future that begins today. Here you have a partner to work with and dream big about the good life of our people. After so much injustice that you have experienced, the people of Brazil have elected you and democracy has triumphed, Latin America dreams,” he said.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also expressed his joy at the election results. “Lula has won, blessed people of Brazil. There will be equality and humanism,” he writes in a publication on the same social network.
Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, has expressed the same opinion. «Lula. Joy!” he posted. In this way, the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, has spoken out, who wrote a concise “Viva Lula” after knowing the results.
From Venezuela, the president, Nicolás Maduro, celebrated the victory “of the Brazilian people”. «Long live the peoples determined to be free, sovereign and independent! Today democracy triumphed in Brazil. Congratulations, Lula!” he declared.
Panama’s president, Laurentino Cortizo, wanted to “greet the Brazilian people with their democratic election contest and congratulate the newly elected president, Lula, and wish him the greatest success.” Similarly, Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou has pushed for achieving “a more open Mercosur”, while Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has highlighted Lula’s victory as something “fundamental to the unity of Latin America”.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has taken the opportunity to speak of a “great victory” in the polls, which will bring “social justice” to the country. “Dear Brother Lula, I congratulate you on behalf of the Cuban government and people, who are celebrating your great victory in favor of unity, peace and Latin American and Caribbean integration. Always count on Cuba,” he insisted before assuring that his victory was “delayed by horrific methods.”
On the other hand, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, has recognized the “great democratic day” experienced by the people of Brazil during the elections and has indicated that Lula will be able to count on the OAS to “work to strengthen democracy, the human rights situation, security and development of the region”.
However, Brazil’s importance on the world stage has sparked reactions on a global scale. United States President Joe Biden stressed in a statement that it is a “free, fair and credible” electoral process and said he is “looking forward to partnering with Lula to work together in the coming years”.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has expressed his desire to “work on issues of concern to both the UK and Brazil, issues ranging from the growth of the global economy to the protection of natural resources and the promotion of democratic values”.
They are joined by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez. “Congratulations, Lula on your victory in this election in which Brazil has decided to bet on progress and hope,” he said. “Let’s work together for social justice, equality and against climate change. Your successes will be those of the Brazilian people. Parabens, Lula!” he added.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he hopes for “more cooperation” with Brazil, especially “on trade and environmental protection”.
Similarly, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to congratulate the Brazilian politician. Macron has called for “joining forces to face the many common challenges and renew the bond of friendship both countries share” in light of a “new page in Brazil’s history”, while Trudeau has emphasized that “the people have spoken”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, congratulated Lula, claiming that the election results “confirm the great political authority” of the former president of the Latin American country, while showing his intention to work on “the further development in areas of joint cooperation,” said a Kremlin statement.
His Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, said he is “relying on active cooperation with an old friend from Ukraine” and emphasized the idea of ”strengthening the strategic partnership between the parties to promote democracy, peace, security and prosperity in Ukraine, Brazil and the surrounding area.” to ensure.” the world.
In this regard, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has pointed out that “he has already had the opportunity to warmly congratulate Lula on his election as President of Brazil.” “I look forward with great enthusiasm to our collaboration in the coming years, always in favor of Portugal and Brazil, but also around major global goals,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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