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U.S. Embassy calls Lula's election win definitive
The U.S. Embassy in Brasília reported Lula's victory as definitive and surprising, but the Trump administration has not congratulated him.
In brief
The U.S. Embassy in Brasília reported Lula's victory as definitive and surprising, but the Trump administration has not congratulated him. The U.S. Embassy called Lula's election victory definitive despite Trump calling it a disgrace and the U.S. government withholding formal congratulations. Originally reported by…
Embassy calls victory definitive
The U.S. Embassy in Brasília sent a report to U.S. government agencies describing Lula's victory in Sunday's election as definitive and surprising. Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro by approximately four point four million votes.
Voting extension had minimal impact
The Supreme Federal Court Justice Cristiano Zanin ordered a two-hour extension of voting hours. The Superior Electoral Court reported that only thirty-four thousand votes, approximately zero point zero three percent of the total, were recorded…
Trump withholds congratulations
Donald Trump called the election a disgrace on Thursday, though he said he would speak with Lula. The U.S. government has yet to send a formal message of congratulations. Flávio arrived in Miami on Wednesday.
“disgrace”
In short
The U.S. Embassy called Lula's election victory definitive despite Trump calling it a disgrace and the U.S. government withholding formal congratulations.
