Putin congratulated da Silva on his victory in the presidential elections in Brazil

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Brazilian President-elect Lula da Silva. message on the Kremlin website.

During the conversation, Putin congratulated da Silva on his victory in the elections on the eve of his assumption of office on January 1, 2023. In addition, the parties expressed confidence in the further successful development of the Russian-Brazilian strategic partnership, including within the framework of the BRICS (in addition to Brazil and Russia, also includes India, China and South Africa).

Luis Inacio Lula da Silva won victory in the presidential elections in Brazil following the results of the second round at the end of October, defeating the incumbent head of state, Jair Bolsonaro. Based on the results of counting 100% of the votes, the gap between the candidates turned out to be minimal – 50.9% against 49.1%. In absolute terms, the advantage of the new president over the outgoing one was almost 2.14 million votes.

Lula da Silva was already the head of the Brazilian state from 2003 to 2010. During this period, large-scale socio-economic programs against poverty and hunger were implemented in the country. In particular, according to the World Bank, the poverty rate in the country has almost halved, from 41.7% to 24%. In addition, a large proportion of the population was able to access higher education and bank loans against the backdrop of a stable economic situation and a positive foreign trade balance.