Canadian Prime Minister congratulates Lula on re-election

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney congratulated Brazilian President Lula da Silva on his re-election, emphasizing the need to strengthen bilateral relations to boost trade and environmental protection. Lula won the presidential election with 51.78% of the votes against Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.22%. This marks the first time since Brazil's military dictatorship that a candidate who placed second in the first round won in the second round. Lula described his victory as a defeat of lies and denialism, while Bolsonaro declared he could not recognize the results and plans to contest the election outcome.