Three senior United Arab Emirates officials congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after his re-election, adding the UAE’s leadership to foreign leaders acknowledging Brazil’s election result.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent Lula a message, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The other two vice presidents were Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, also Dubai’s ruler and prime minister, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is deputy prime minister and heads the Presidential Court; both sent congratulations to Lula.
Reuters reported that six Latin American presidents had also congratulated Lula after the runoff, in its coverage of regional leaders’ reactions.
