With less than four days to go before the second round of the elections, the candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Jair Bolsonaro (PL), have been receiving statements of support from international political leaders and heads of state.
Bolsonaro has the approval of exponents of the populist ultra-right, some of whom have already declared themselves at the height of the first round. Lula, in turn, builds relationships with leaders of the center and left, and has a wider spectrum of potential alliances than his opponent.
The world is watching with apprehension as the Brazilian elections unfold. In the last week of September, 51 members of the European Parliament delivered a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the head of foreign policy of the bloc, Josep Borell, asking the European Union to monitor the election and support democratic institutions. from the country.
American senators were also forewarned, and made a motion asking for a review of relations between Brazil and the United States in the event of a democratic rupture.
See political leaders who have already positioned themselves and declared support for the candidates:
are with Lula
François Hollande, former president of France, and former Spanish prime minister José Luis Zapatero, along with a series of former European leaders, released a manifesto in support of former president Lula. “When democracy is in danger, it is necessary to unite the dissenters to overcome the antagonists. That is why we, former heads of state and government of different political tendencies, support the candidacy of ex-president Lula for the Presidency of the Republic” , said the document.
Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, announced this Wednesday (26) his support for PT. “On the 30th of October, Brazil chooses its future and I want to send all my support to the candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in this decisive election for the future of a land so linked to Spain”, Sanchez said in a video.
António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal, expressed in a video on social networks his preference for Brazilian electoral results. “The world needs a strong Brazil, a Brazil that participates in the great causes of humanity, such as fighting inequality, the fight for health, to face climate change. Brazil and the world need Lula da Silva”, said the Portuguese .
Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina, congratulated Lula on his Twitter after the first round of elections. The president called Lula “darling”. The post contained a photo of Fernández in a meeting with the former Brazilian president.
Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, told Folha in August that he was rooting for Lula to win. In the Colombian election, PT also indicated, in June, to support Petro’s election, who in the end defeated the populist Rodolfo Hernández by a narrow margin.
Gabriel Boric, the president of Chile, said in March that he wished Lula “every success.” He also expressed his wish that the former president have a “great result in this year’s elections”. He said, walk, think “totally different” from Bolsonaro.
Luis Arce, president of Bolivia, congratulated Lula after the first round and posted, on his Twitter, an image embracing the former president.
Are with Bolsonaro
Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary and one of the main leaders of the global populist far-right, declared support for the candidate in the first round of elections in early October (1st). “I have served my country in Europe for over 30 years, I have met many leaders, but few as exceptional as President Jair Bolsonaro,” Orbán said.
Donald Trump, former US president, had already expressed support for Bolsonaro in early September in a post on social media. “President Jair Bolsonaro loves Brazil above all things. He is a wonderful man and he has my full and complete support,” he wrote at the time.
Donald Trump Jr., son of the former US president, is a well-known supporter. In a 13-second video, he stated that he “states that “President Bolsonaro, your president, is a great friend of the United States and the only person who can stop the spread of socialism and communism in South America.”
Javier Milei, deputy from Argentina and leading exponent of the neighboring country’s libertarian right, expressed support on the eve of the first round. “This Sunday, October 2, Brazil puts its freedom at stake. That’s why I strongly support Jair Bolsonaro against the radical left”, commented Milei.
André Ventura, deputy from Portugal and leader of the far-right Chega party, also took a stand shortly before the election. “Here in Portugal we have no doubts. Jair Bolsonaro is the president that Brazilians need, he is the right choice at this moment”, said the deputy.
Santiago Abascal, Spanish deputy and leader of the ultra-rightist Vox, spoke of countering an alleged communist threat. “[Bolsonaro]it is the alternative for patriots, for those who want prosperous, free and sovereign nations against communism and against globalism.”
Binyamin Netanyahu, former prime minister of Israel, posted a video in support of Bolsonaro, who shared the content on his networks.
José Antonio Kast, who lost the race for the presidency of his country to Gabriel Boric, was another South American rightist who sided with Bolsonaro in the first round. “This Sunday, Brazil plays for freedom. It has been years of greater progress and security. From Chile, we wish President Jair Bolsonaro every success so that he can once again defeat the radical left”, commented Kast.
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