Lula Officially Re‑elected as World Leaders Offer Broad Congratulations

Overview

• The Tribunal Superior Eleitoral proclaimed Lula re‑elected after the Oct. 25 runoff, awarding him 51.79% of valid votes against Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.21%.
• A wide spectrum of governments and institutions publicly congratulated Lula, with European leaders, India, China, Canada and many Latin American and African heads of state stressing cooperation on trade, climate and multilateralism.
• Russia’s Vladimir Putin used a Telegram message to call for expanded bilateral work at the UN, BRICS and G20, while Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Brazil for support for Ukrainian sovereignty and expressed hope to deepen ties.
• Key right‑leaning figures including U.S. President Donald Trump, Argentina’s Javier Milei and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu had not immediately congratulated Lula, and Flávio Bolsonaro announced he will contest the result; the Palácio do Planalto described those silences as politically notable but not decisive for foreign relations.
• Lula’s foreign‑policy posture has long included closer economic ties with Russia through trade and BRICS finance and controversial public comments on the Ukraine war, factors that now shape how capitals balance new cooperation offers with geopolitical and trade concerns, especially with the United States.