Lula da Silva will continue on the path towards rapprochement between Brazil and the Russian Federation The second round of the elections in Brazil resulted in a victory for the country's current president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. An associate professor from the Russian University of Economics told AiF how this would affect Russia. Plekhanov, reserve colonel Alexander Prendzhiev. "Lola da Silva's victory is a very encouraging fact for us, because this politician advocates strengthening relations with Russia, and we are talking not only about political ties, but also about economic ties," the expert noted, adding that there was no interference in the elections in Brazil. Photo: Sergey Bobilev / RIA Novosti host photo agency.