World leaders congratulate Lula on Brazil election win as Trump and Milei stay silent

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received congratulations from world leaders after defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday's presidential runoff, but US President Donald Trump and Argentina's Javier Milei had not commented by Monday morning. Lula won his fourth presidential term with 51.74% of votes against Bolsonaro's 48.26%, confirmed by Brazil's electoral court when 97% of ballots were counted. Leaders from South America, Europe, and Asia congratulated him, including France's Emmanuel Macron, Spain's Pedro Sánchez, and India's Narendra Modi. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory letter, while China's foreign ministry also expressed felicitations. In Washington, Democratic lawmakers celebrated the result, but Republican figures including Donald Trump Jr. questioned the election, and Bolsonaro has demanded the victory be annulled.


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