Lula’s win in Brazil deals blow to Trump’s Latin America push: former China envoy

Oct 27, 2026, 03:00 PM· 1 hour ago· Original: EN

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s re-election marks a turning point for Latin America and US-Latin American relations, said Chile’s former top envoy to China, who predicted a slowing of Washington’s regional push. “I do think the re-election of President Lula marks a major turning point in Latin America and in US-Latin American relations, while also having a broader significance for the Global South,” said Jorge Heine, who served as Chile’s ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017 and

Brazilian leader’s re-election described as representing ‘major setback’ for US president’s effort to assert American primacy in region

Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday, defeated Flavio Bolsonaro – a Brazilian senator, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and ally of US President Donald Trump – in Sunday’s run-off, winning 51.8 per cent of the vote to secure a historic fourth non-consecutive term.

Local source · South China Morning Post · Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Sponsor slot · Sponsored

News

Funeral assault dad arrested after court no-show

News

Londra, GB · BBC News

Funeral assault dad arrested after court no-show

- Published The father of one of the victims of a fatal head-on crash, which also killed two police officers, has been arrested again after failing to turn up at court over an assault at his own son's funeral. Gye Worthy, 40, was due to be sentenced for common assault against a celebrant at Teesside Crematorium in Middlesbrough on 9 September. At the time he…

2 minutes ago

News

Mosca, RU · TASS

Europeans looking to squeeze themselves into Ukraine talks, nothing new here — Lavrov

MOSCOW, October 27. /TASS/. Europe is only looking to squeeze itself into the negotiating process on Ukraine, and there is nothing new to its approach, Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said, commenting on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s phone call today with the Norwegian and Finnish leaders. "Today, President Putin held a phone call with the Norwegian…

4 minutes ago

News

Mosca, RU · TASS

Iran ready to develop investment opportunities within GECF framework — Pezeshkian

GECF member countries need to expand cooperation in the areas of strategic management and technical and engineering operations, the Iranian president noted

6 minutes ago

News

Mosca, RU · TASS

Russia expanding its global media presence — Lavrov

The Russian top diplomat noted that all sorts of obstacles were being put in Russian media outlets' way

8 minutes ago

Mehr Personal und Befugnisse: EU will Frontex massiv ausbauen

News

Amburgo, DE · Tagesschau

Mehr Personal und Befugnisse: EU will Frontex massiv ausbauen

Die EU-Kommission will Frontex massiv ausbauen. Die Grenzschutzagentur soll sich künftig verstärkt um Abschiebungen kümmern - auch zwischen Drittstaaten. Eine schnelle Eingreiftruppe für Krisen wie in Ceuta ist ebenfalls vorgesehen.

9 minutes ago

News

Roma, IT · ANSA

Sciopero nazionale dei taxi il 15 dicembre

"A causa della totale inerzia del governo, le organizzazioni sindacali e associazioni di categoria del settore taxi, riunitesi oggi a Firenze, proclamano lo sciopero nazionale per l'intera giornata del 15 dicembre 2026 con manifestazione a Roma. In avvicinamento a tale data, saranno calendarizzate tre manifestazioni a novembre a Milano (11 novembre), Napoli…

12 minutes ago