Latin American Right-Wing Leaders Silent After Lula's Brazil Win

Brazil confirmed Monday that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will serve four more years as president, a major defeat for far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who has again alleged election fraud and demanded the results be annulled. Bolsonaro's loss also marks a setback for radical right-wing forces in Latin America that sought to control the continent's largest power. The defeat has left key Bolsonaro allies, including Argentina's Javier Milei, Colombia's Abelardo de la Espirella, and El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, silent. Most other Latin American leaders have congratulated Lula, including leftist allies like Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum and Uruguay's Yamandu Orsi. Right-wing leaders such as Chile's Jose Antonio Kast and Peru's Keiko Fujimori also offered congratulations, contrasting with the silence from Milei, De la Espirella, and Bukele.