The President of Iran congratulates Lula on his victory in the elections in Brazil The President of Iran, Masoud Pazhkian, this Monday (26/10) congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his victory in the second round of the Brazilian presidential elections. According to the official results cited by HispanTV, Lula was re-elected with 51.79% of the valid votes, compared to 48.21% for Flavio Bolsonaro. In a message to the President of Brazil, Pazhkian expressed his desire to expand friendly relations between Brazil and Iran, strengthen cooperation in areas of common interest and promote multilateralism, development and international peace. After the victory, Lula reaffirmed his defense of national sovereignty, declaring that Brazil does not accept being treated as another country's backyard. The re-election was also protested by leaders in Latin America, including Claudia Scheinbaum, of Mexico, Miguel Diaz-Canel, of Cuba, and Viamando Orsi, of Uruguay.