European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Lula da Silva on re-election in the presidential elections in Brazil, highlighting the victory of democracy and the strengthening of the partnership between Europe and Brazil.
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26/10/2026
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Lusa
A president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, today congratulated Lula da Silva on the re-election in the second round of presidentials considering that democracy and multilateralism won in Brazil.
“The partnership between Europe and Brazil is going very well,” Von der Leyen said through a message broadcast on social networks.
“Together, we will continue to work in close collaboration for free and open trade, a world order based on robust rules and ambitions,” the President of the European Commission added.
According to the data released by the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court, with 99,99% of the votes, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva obtained 52% of the votes, compared to 48% obtained by Flavio Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate, who announced the intention to cancel the vote.
In these elections, 128.2 million Brazilians went to the polls, while 30.5 million did not vote in the elections.