Lula says Bolsonaro still hasn't collected the Brazilian elections

The chosen Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday whether his rival Jair Bolsonaro would recognize the election result and thus indicate possible unrest in the country.

"So far, Bolsonaro has not called me to recognize my victory, and I don't know if he will call or recognize my victory," said Lula tens of thousands of cheering supporters who celebrated his victory at the Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo.

Mr. Bolsonaro, 67, who was silent in the hours after the result was announced, claimed for months without evidence that Brazil's electronic electronic system was plagued by fraud and that courts, media and other institutions had console against his right -wing extremist movement. He had also threatened not to accept the result if he lost.

"The inferior president would have already called everywhere in the world to admit his defeat," Lula told the huge amount.

In the capital Brasilia, some supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro refused to accept the results.

"The Brazilian people will not swallow a fake choice and deliver our nation to a thief," said 50-year-old teacher Ruth da Silva Barbosa.

Pultivists declared the election for Lula, who had 50.9 percent of the vote 49.1 percent for Mr. Bolsonaro, with more than 99.9 percent of the polling stations. It was the closest race since Brazil has returned to democracy after his dictatorship from 1964 to 1985.

Mr. Bolsonaro, the biting hardline conservative, which is called "Tropical Trump", becomes the first incumbent president to no re-election in the era after the dictatorship.

Some of his most important allies appeared publicly to accept the results. This included the spokesman for the Congress lower house, Arthur Lira, who said it was time to "shake hands with our opponents, to debate, to build bridges".

Congratulations for Lula came from the USA, Europe, Asia and from all over Latin America.

"Free, fair and credible"

President Joe Biden said: "I congratulate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for his choice as the next President of Brazil after free, fair and credible elections."

Antony flashing, the US foreign minister, praised the Brazilians "for the exercise of their right to vote and the strengthening of the strength of their democracy".

The United States "look forward to continuing our strong partnership with the designated President Lula, while we are building a democratic, wealthy and just hemisphere," he said.

In Europe, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that he is looking forward to working with Lula "on the topics that are important for the United Kingdom and Brazil, from growth in the global economy to the protection of the natural resources of the planet and the promotion of democratic values".

minutes after the announcement of the final election results, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the survey opened "a new page" in Brazil's history.

"We will bundle our strength to accept the many common challenges and to renew the gang of friendship between our two countries," said the French President on Twitter.

Russia and China under well-known

Chancellor Olaf Scholz tweeted his congratulations and said that he was looking forward to a "close and trusting cooperation" with Brazil, "especially in the areas of trade and climate protection".

Wladimir Putin welcomed Lula's election victory and said he hoped for a “constructive” collaboration, said the Kremlin

"Please accept my sincere congratulations ... The election results have confirmed their impressive political authority," said the Russian president in a telegram to Lula.

"I hope that through joint efforts we will advance the development of constructive Russian-Brazilian cooperation in all areas."

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also congratulated Lula.

The relationships between China and Brazil worsened under the right President Jair Bolsonaro.

the left Lula, previously two office hours president, led Brazil in 2009 to the first Brics group that originally consisted of Brazil, Russia, India and China before South Africa included 2010.

"China congratulates Mr. Lula on his re -election as President of Brazil and wishes Brazil new achievements in his efforts to build a nation," said the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian.