International leaders and personalities congratulate Lula on his victory.

247 - International leaders and personalities sent messages to Lula acknowledging his victory, in a show of support. Joe Biden, the US president, praised the elections in Brazil and congratulated Lula, according to reports. Jamil Chad In his column on UOL. Shortly after the official announcement by the TSE, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, issued a statement. "Congratulations Lula. Your victory opens a new era for the history of Latin America. A time of hope and future that begins today," he said. "Here you have a comrade to work with and dream about the well-being of our people," he stated.

The Chinese Embassy in Brazil issued a statement saying: "We have taken note of the election results, released by the TSE (Superior Electoral Court). We express our warmest congratulations to President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice-President-elect Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho."

French President Emmanuel Macron also issued a statement. "Congratulations, dear Lula," he said. According to him, the election "opens a new page in Brazil's history." "Together, we will join forces to address many common challenges and renew the friendship between the two countries," he said. Macron has been criticized by Bolsonaro over the years, and his wife was insulted by the defeated candidate.

The German government also issued a statement. "Congratulations, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on your election victory. We are happy with the prospect of further expanding and deepening Brazil-Germany relations together," wrote German Ambassador Heiko Thoms.

Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, said: "The EU commends the Electoral Court in particular for the effective and transparent manner in which it carried out its constitutional mandate throughout all stages of the electoral process, demonstrating once again the strength of Brazilian institutions and its democracy."

The heads of government of Mexico and Spain have also expressed their congratulations to Lula.

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa was another who sent a congratulatory message to the new president. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa indicated that Lula will begin "a promising period in the fraternal relations between the Brazilian and Portuguese peoples."

Miguel Díaz-Canel, the president of Cuba, also celebrated Lula's victory. Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, was another who applauded the Workers' Party candidate's election.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory was celebrated by Nobel Peace Prize winner and president of East Timor, José Ramos Horta. "The elections were clean, managed with great competence and integrity by Brazilian electoral institutions with extensive experience and internationally recognized credibility," he said.

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