# Milei Celebrates Bolsonaro's Brazil Win

> Milei calls Lula 'communist lefty' after Brazil election result.
- Title: Milei Celebrates Bolsonaro's Brazil Win · Buenos Aires Times
- Summary: Milei calls Lula 'communist lefty' after Brazil election result. Argentina's president Javier Milei praised Flávio Bolsonaro's first-round lead in Brazil's…
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- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/milei-slams-communist-lefty-lula-revels-in-brazil-election-result.phtml
- Published: 2026-10-05T17:09:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: javier milei, flávio bolsonaro, luiz inácio lula da silva, brazil, presidential election, latin america, maga, news, politics, world
## Milei Hails Bolsonaro's Lead
Argentina's president Javier Milei celebrated Flávio Bolsonaro's first-round lead in Brazil's presidential election as a win for the Latin American right.
## Milei Labels Lula 'Communist Lefty'
Milei branded incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a 'communist lefty' and called the result a 'textbook win' for the right.

> A communist lefty loses to someone from the right and the markets celebrate with big gains... Impoverishing lefties, get out of the way, we're trying to make the continent shine. MAGA!
## Bolsonaro Leads with 47.03%
Bolsonaro took 47.03 percent of the vote to Lula's 45.16 percent, setting up a run-off on October 25.
## Markets React Positively
Brazilian shares trading in New York rose around 10 percent in early morning trading after the election result.
## Foreign Minister Questions Lula
Argentina's foreign minister Pablo Quirno questioned whether Lula would stay in the race for Brazil's presidential election.

> Lula must be thinking: 'Do I want to get into this dance?' Will there be a run-off?
## Bolsonaro's Path to Victory
Quirno suggested third-placed Augusto Cury (2.90 percent) and fourth-placed Renan Santos (2.26 percent) could prove key to Bolsonaro's victory.
## Key takeaway

Argentina's president Javier Milei praised Flávio Bolsonaro's first-round lead in Brazil's presidential election as a win for the Latin American right, branding incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a 'communist lefty'.