Lula da Silva congratulates Gabriel Boric and celebrates the progressive advance in Latin America

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, favorite to win next year’s elections in Brazil, congratulated the virtual president-elect of Chile this Sunday, Gabriel Boric, and celebrated the victory of another progressive in Latin America.

“I congratulate the colleague Gabriel Boric for his election as president of Chile”, he wrote on his social networks Lula, who in the elections to be held in October 2022 intends to displace far-right Jair Bolsonaro from power.

“I am happy for the victory of a democratic and progressive candidate in our Latin America, for the construction of a better future for all”added Lula.

Shortly before, the Workers’ Party (PT), led by the progressive former president, had also congratulated the leftist Boric.

“Victoria de Gabriel Boric in Chile! Latin America is recovering sovereignty and hope. Long live Chile !! “, published the PT on its social networks shortly after the election of Boric was recognized by her opponent in the second round of the elections, the far-right José Antonio closet.

With 99.73% of the polls scrutinized, Boric obtained 55.86% of the votes, compared to 44.14% who had closet, who has a close relationship with Bolsonaro’s family, and especially with one of his sons, Congressman Eduardo.

Brazil will go to the polls in October 2022 and, so far, all the polls place Lula as a clear favorite, who is attributed a vote intention of close to 50%, compared to the 30% that Bolsonaro, leader of the far right, would obtain. Brazilian and that next year he will aspire to renew his mandate.

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