President Ali extends congratulations to new Brazilian president

Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali on Sunday evening extended his congratulations to Brazil’s new president Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva.
Lula Da Silva won 50.8% of all valid votes while incumbent Jair Bolsonaro received nearly 49.2% votes.

In his congratulatory message, President Ali said, “I am pleased to extend sincere congratulations to His Excellency Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva on his election to the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The Government and people of Guyana join me in extending best wishes for success in the execution of his mandate.”
Sunday’s election was the closest in over three decades with a narrow victory for Lula.
The BBC reported that there are just over 2.1 million votes separating the two candidates with 99.99% of votes counted.
In 2018, Bolsonaro led with over 10 million votes more than Worker’s Party candidate Fernando Haddad.