Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) this Monday (3) on his performance in the first round of last Sunday’s presidential election (2).

In a post on his own social network Truth Social, Trump wrote that Bolsonaro had overcome “inaccurate polls and fake news” to reach the second round.

Former US President Donald Trump and President Jair Bolsonaro (Poland) during a meeting – Photo: Alan Santos/PR

Without naming an opponent, Trump called Lulu a “radical left-wing challenger” in the election.

“Now that other conservatives have fallen out of the picture, President Bolsonaro is in a very strong position to win a BIG victory. The most important thing is that he will win because the wonderful people of Brazil appreciate the great work he has done and is doing. A huge increase in voters in the last 24 hours! ”, – said the Republican politician.

The current president came in 2nd with 43.2% of the valid votes, behind Lula (Portugal) with 48.43%. The two will face each other in the second round on October 30th.

Latin American leaders say:

Argentina

Unlike Trump, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez addressed PT candidate Luis Inácio Lula da Silva in a post made on Sunday evening (2) after the second round was confirmed. “I express my sincere respect to the people of Brazil for their deep democratic expression,” he wrote.

I congratulate my dear @LulaOfficial for his triumph at the first Vuelta and for his sincere respect for the pueblo of Brazil for his profound democratic expression. pic.twitter.com/wZTBXvt99B

— Alberto Fernandez (@alferdez) October 3, 2022

Colombia

Newly sworn-in Colombian President Gustavo Petro also congratulated Lula on her vote. “Congratulations to Lulu on winning the first round. I congratulate the Brazilian people on their tremendous participation in the elections,” he wrote.

Mexico

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, also took to social media to celebrate the partial victory of Lula, whom he called “brother and comrade”. “The people of Brazil have once again demonstrated their democratic vocation and, above all, their inclination towards equality and justice,” wrote the Mexican.