--- title: How the World is Reacting to Lula da Silva Becoming Brazil’s President description: Here’s how world leaders are congratulating Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory over Jair Bolsonaro. canonical: https://time.com/6226614/lula-da-silva-brazil-president-world-reactions/ author: Chad de Guzman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-10-31T04:00:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-11T21:46:27.000Z article:section: World og:title: Here’s How the World is Reacting to Lula da Silva Becoming Brazil’s President og:description: As news of Lula’s victory reverberated around the globe, world leaders commended the Brazilian president-elect and affirmed the power of democracy og:url: https://time.com/6226614/lula-da-silva-brazil-president-world-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1be1679a072afd7/698a36ebcabb1d9992e50cfa/GettyImages-1437568688.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Brazilians Head to Polls in Tight Run-off Between Lula and Bolsonaro og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here’s How the World is Reacting to Lula da Silva Becoming Brazil’s President twitter:description: As news of Lula’s victory reverberated around the globe, world leaders commended the Brazilian president-elect and affirmed the power of democracy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1be1679a072afd7/698a36ebcabb1d9992e50cfa/GettyImages-1437568688.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # ‘Viva Lula’: How Global Leaders Are Reacting to the News of da Silva’s Election Victory in Brazil > Sponsored content. 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Lula went on to defeat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a narrow margin on Oct. 30, 2022. Former president of Brazil and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters during his last rally before the election in Sao Paulo on Saturday. Lula went on to defeat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a narrow margin on Oct. 30, 2022.Daniel Munoz/VIEWpress/Getty Images  by [Chad de Guzman](https://time.com/author/chad-de-guzman/)  ## Chad de Guzman Reporter Updated: Dec 11, 2023 9:46 PM UTCPublished: Oct 31, 2022 4:00 AM UTC Leaders around the world have congratulated Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who [won by a whisker](https://time.com/6226302/lula-wins-brazil-election-defeats-bolsonaro/) in the South American country’s runoff polls Sunday. Lula—as the 77-year-old former president and veteran leftist is known—edged out far-right populist incumbent Jair Bolsonaro after garnering 50.9% of the votes compared to Bolsonaro’s 49.1%. His victory marks an impressive political comeback since leaving office in 2010 and being jailed in 2017 after what he claims was a politically motivated probe into public corruption. Brazil’s Supreme Court overturned his conviction last year, allowing him to run in this year’s election. **Read More:** [_How Lula Won the Most Crucial Election in Brazil for Decades_](https://time.com/6226269/how-lula-won-brazil-election/) “They tried to bury me alive and I’m here,” Lula said in a speech Sunday night. He said he wants to focus on uniting the 215 million Brazilian people across toxic political divisions. “There are not two Brazils. We are one country, one people—a great nation.” As news of the result reverberated around the globe, political leaders commended the Brazilian president-elect and affirmed the power of democracy. U.S. President Joe Biden quickly [congratulated](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/30/statement-by-president-joe-biden-congratulating-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-as-president-of-brazil/) Lula for his victory in Brazil’s “free, fair and credible elections,” saying in a White House statement that he looked forward to cooperation between the two countries. On Twitter, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also [extended](https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1586873154571358208) his congratulations to the Brazilian people “for exercising their right to vote and reaffirming the strength of their democracy.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau [said](https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1586863552140398595) he hopes to work with Lula to advance shared interests, including protecting the environment. Bolsonaro’s time as president saw [devastating relaxations](https://time.com/5956519/brazil-biden-climate-change/) in ecological safeguards, and Lula has promised a policy overhaul geared towards preserving the [Amazon rainforest](https://time.com/6226309/fate-of-amazon-brazil-election/) and ushering in a green economy for Brazil. **Read More:** [_Lula Talks to TIME About Ukraine, Bolsonaro, and Brazil’s Fragile Democracy_](https://time.com/6173232/lula-da-silva-transcript/) Across the Atlantic, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánches, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/sanchezcastejon/status/1586857152127418368) that Brazil had “decided to bet on progress and hope.” French President Emmanuel Macron said Lula’s win “opens a new page” in Brazil’s history. “Together we will join forces to address the many common challenges and renew the bond of friendship between our two countries,” he [tweeted](https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1586858085347463170). Josep Borell Fontelles, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, [commended](https://twitter.com/JosepBorrellF/status/1586863042276589575) the “peaceful and well-organized election.” Fontelles said he hopes to advance EU-Brazil relations under Lula. Closer to home, Argentina President Alberto Fernandez celebrated “a new era” for Latin America’s history with Lula’s win. “A time of hope and future that begins today,” Fernandez [tweeted](https://twitter.com/alferdez/status/1586855601518399492). “Here you have a partner to work with and dream big about the good life of our peoples.” Chilean leftist president [Gabriel Boric](https://time.com/6209552/gabriel-boric-chile-constitution-interview/), who was [elected](https://time.com/6130126/gabriel-boric-elected-chile-president/) last year, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/gabrielboric/status/1586854973156966401) simply: “Lula. Joy!” Another Latin American leftist, Colombia’s recently-elected President [Gustavo Petro](https://time.com/6204300/gustavo-petro-colombia-inauguration-washington/), also kept his post-election [message](https://twitter.com/petrogustavo/status/1586846806171860993) short: “Viva Lula_._” Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro [tweeted](https://twitter.com/NicolasMaduro/status/1586859486840557568) “a big hug” to Lula, adding, “Long live the peoples determined to be free, sovereign and independent! Today in Brazil democracy triumphed.” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador [tweeted](https://twitter.com/lopezobrador%5F/status/1586854976336187395): “Lula won. The people of Brazil are blessed. There will be equality and humanity.”  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers his first speech to the press after his victory over President Bolsonaro, in the city of Sao Paulo, Oct. 29, 2022. Lincon Zarbietti/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Congratulations continued to stream in on Monday. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull [wished](https://twitter.com/TurnbullMalcolm/status/1586867837972656128) Lula success in advancing collaboration between the two nations, adding that his win will “encourage democrats everywhere” and “give new hope for the Amazonian and global environment.” Rishi Sunak, who took over as the U.K.’s prime minister last week, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1586983284181012482) that he looks forward to working together with Lula, “from growing the global economy to protecting the planet’s natural resources and promoting democratic values.” And Russian President Vladimir Putin [sent](http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69715) Lula a telegram that read: “The voting results confirmed your high political authority. I hope that by joint efforts we will ensure the further development of constructive Russian-Brazilian cooperation in all areas.” During his first term from 2003 to 2011, Lula emerged as a powerful diplomat in Latin America, often serving as a [go-between](http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1885113,00.html) for the U.S. and its global rivals. But Lula’s alliance with the West is not absolute: in an interview earlier this year with [TIME](https://time.com/6173232/lula-da-silva-transcript/), he equally blamed the U.S., the E.U. and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky for failing to negotiate with Russia before war broke out. Lula’s inauguration is scheduled for January 1. Bolsonaro, 67, a former army captain, has previously made baseless claims of widespread election fraud, raising fears that [he will not accept the results](https://time.com/6218227/jair-bolsonaro-trump-brazil-election/). 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