President congratulates Lula on re-election

President Alexander Stubb on Monday congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his victory in the Presidential elections on Sunday.

The President in a post on his social media platform X also wished to continue cooperation between Finland and Brazil during his upcoming regime.

“Warm congratulations to President Lula on your re-election. I wish you every success in leading your country and look forward to continuing the excellent cooperation between us and our nations also in the upcoming term,” Stubb wrote in his post.

Lula da Silva, candidate of the ruling Workers' Party, won Sunday's presidential runoff, according to results released by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday night, reported Xinhua.

With 99.99 percent of the votes counted till early Monday, Lula received 51.79 percent of the valid votes, compared with 48.21 percent for Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party's presidential candidate and son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

“The victory of a people who never stopped hoping. The victory of democracy over fascism and authoritarianism. The victory of a Brazil that chose hope, unity, and the future. The victory belongs to Brazil and the Brazilian people! And no one can take that away from us,” Lula wrote in a post on his social media platform X late Monday night.

Lula will be sworn in on Jan. 5, 2027, for a four-year term, his fourth as Brazil's president.

Speaking in a live speech in Sao Paulo following his victory, Lula vowed to work with the conservative Congress elected by the people and ensure greater public participation in the decision-making process.

He also stressed the need to strengthen digital regulation after defeating foreign interference through digital platforms, stressing that Brazil is no one's backyard.