The president of the United States, Joe Biden, will speak with the president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, at 2:30 pm this Monday (31).
On Sunday (30), Biden called to congratulate PT on his victory. But, according to allies, the call was interrupted.
Half an hour after the official result of the presidential race, the White House sent a statement acknowledging that the elections were fair. Biden said he was looking forward to working with Lula.
In the morning, the president-elect spoke with the prime minister of Germany, Olaf Scholz, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, the prime minister and the president of Portugal, António Costa and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, respectively, in addition to the UN Secretary General. , António Guterres, and the Cuban leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel.
He is currently meeting with Alberto Fernández, president of Argentina. Lula will dedicate himself to these conversations with international leaders throughout this Monday (31).
PT president Gleisi Hoffmann said that Lula still has to speak with Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador this Monday and that there are requests for him to return calls from Norway and other countries.
Gleisi also said that there was “very high expectations in the world” regarding the Brazilian elections and that the election in Brazil “is one of the most important facts that we have today in the international conjuncture”.
The parliamentarian stated that the recognition of the election results by international leaders shows “how the world recognizes the leadership of President Lula and the importance of him having been elected president of Brazil”.
“The world was watching Brazil. The election of President Lula brings relief in terms of Brazil’s relationship with other countries, Brazil’s positioning in relation to the international scenario. The environmental issue was an issue that was of great importance.” , said.
When asked if Lula will seek countries that are led by politicians not necessarily from the left, the parliamentarian stated that this will happen in a “normal way”.
“The conversation with countries that may have leaders of the right and other political positions will take place in the normal way. He always respected the relationship with other leaders, the popular vote that elected these leaders and the self-determination of the people.”
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