Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has endorsed fellow Socialist and incumbent President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the upcoming October 25 presidential runoff in the South American nation.
\n\n“Lula represents a Brazil that fights against injustice and inequality, that expands rights, and that defends democracy against authoritarianism,” Sánchez wrote in a Spanish-language social media post on Wednesday evening.
\n\n“That Brazil deserves to continue advancing toward a future of hope and progress,” he continued. “That is why we offer all our support to Lula da Silva.”
\n\nSánchez concluded his message with the Portuguese word for strength, Força.
\n\nThe two Socialist heads of state notably stand as some of the last staunchly “progressive” governments amid a rise in neighboring conservative governments and movements in their respective continents.
\n\nPedro Sánchez’s endorsement of Lula comes a little over a week before the incumbent socialist President faces off against front-running conservative Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s October 25 presidential runoff election.
\n\nBolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, defied all polls and defeated Lula in the first round of the election on October 4 — however, he did not attain the required 50-percent vote threshold to win in the first round, triggering…
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