Lula da Silva wins the presidential elections in Brazil Lula da Silva won the presidential elections in Brazil, as a result of the results of counting over 99% of the polls. He scored 51.75%, his opponent Flavio Bolsonaro - 48.25%, but refused to accept the results and promised to cancel them. Da Silva became president for the fourth time: he served from 2003 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2022, when he defeated Jair Bolsonaro, the father of his current opponent. During the campaign he promised to protect sovereignty and fight inequality, championing investment in infrastructure and higher taxes on the super-rich. Under da Silva, the relationship between Russia and Brazil reached a new level: in 2024, the trade turnover increased to a record of 12.4 billion dollars. The countries cooperate in the UN, BRICS and G20.

Lula da Silva wins the presidential elections in Brazil Lula da Silva won the presidential elections in Brazil, as a result of the results of counting over 99% of the polls. He scored 51.75%, his opponent Flavio Bolsonaro - 48.25%, but refused to accept the results and promised to cancel them. Da Silva became president for the fourth time: he served from 2003 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2022, when he defeated Jair Bolsonaro, the father of his current opponent. During the campaign he promised to protect sovereignty and fight inequality, championing investment in infrastructure and higher taxes on the super-rich. Under da Silva, the relationship between Russia and Brazil reached a new level: in 2024, the trade turnover increased to a record of 12.4 billion dollars. The countries cooperate in the UN, BRICS and G20.