European Union congratulates Lula and highlights victory of democracy

Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Lula da Silva on his re-election, stating that democracy and multilateralism have triumphed in Brazil. She emphasized the strong partnership between Europe and Brazil, expressing commitment to work together on free trade and a rules-based global order. Lula secured 52% of the votes against Flávio Bolsonaro's 48%, with a significant voter turnout of 128.2 million Brazilians.