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The Portuguese left is confident of Lula’s victory in the second round

The Portuguese left on Monday welcomed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s advantage in the first round of Brazilian elections against Jair Bolsonaro, and expressed confidence that the victory of the Labor candidate would be confirmed on the 30th.

“We’re still together. It’s going to be tough, but the destination is worth the visit. Courage, cold-bloodedness and a lot of solidarity with all the Democrats who will lead Lula to the presidency in the second round”, wrote the deputy de Esquerda & lpar; BE & rpar; Joanna Murtagua on her Twitter account.

From Lieber, Representative Roy Tavares dismissed the defeatist messages and was convinced that a Lula victory was “possible and decisive”. In a statement, the Socialist Party, which rules Portugal with an absolute majority, trusted Lula’s final victory so that “Brazil rejects the authoritarian and anti-democratic drifts.”

By contrast, the far-right Chiga leader, Andre Ventura, has called for Brazilians to take part in the second round in support of the incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro. “It is necessary to change Brazil, it is necessary to vote and to strengthen confidence in Jair Bolsonaro,” Ventura said in a statement sent to local media. ( Efe & rpar;