The president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, said that he only now learned of the departure of his opponent in the elections from the country. He recalled that he himself twice lost the presidential elections to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, but remained in Brazil, like Geraldo Alcamin, after his defeat against Lula.

The president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, said that he only now learned of the departure of his opponent in the elections from the country. He recalled that he himself twice lost the presidential elections to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, but remained in Brazil, like Geraldo Alcamin, after his defeat against Lula.