EU congratulates Lula on Brazil election win, hails democracy

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The European Union congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his reelection as Brazil's president, calling it a victory for democracy and multilateralism. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised her "friend" Lula on Monday, October 26, stating the Europe-Brazil partnership is "going very well" and vowing to work together on free trade and a rules-based world order. With 99.99% of votes counted, Lula won 52% against 48% for far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who announced plans to challenge the result. Over 128 million Brazilians voted, while 30.5 million abstained.


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