{"id":694242,"date":"2026-10-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=694242"},"modified":"2026-10-28T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:00:00","slug":"spain-brazil-allies-in-global-progressivism-says-lula-after-sanchez-congratulates-him-on-election-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=694242","title":{"rendered":"Spain, Brazil &#8216;Allies In Global Progressivism&#8217; Says Lula After S\u00e1nchez Congratulates Him On Election Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Spain, Brazil &#8216;Allies In Global Progressivism&#8217; Says Lula After S\u00e1nchez Congratulates Him On Election Victory<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/spain-brazil-allies-in-global-progressivism-says-lula-after-sanchez-congratulates-him-on-his-election-victory\/\"><em>Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following his victory in the second round of Brazil&#8217;s presidential election, President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva thanked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez for his congratulations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/spabra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/spabra.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"f9c43aec-48a7-4047-83b9-c92133b8ea9b\" data-entity-type=\"file\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>S\u00e1nchez had posted to X: <strong>&#8220;A great victory for Lula. What has happened in Brazil will happen in Spain.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1Gran victoria de @LulaOficial! Lo que ha pasado en Brasil, pasar\u00e1 en Espa\u00f1a. La remontada del progresismo global acaba de comenzar.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pedro S\u00e1nchez (@sanchezcastejon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sanchezcastejon\/status\/2114620336952185021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reposting S\u00e1nchez, Lula emphasized: <strong>&#8220;Brazil will stand alongside Spain in defending democracy, social justice, multilateralism, and peace. We are allies in global progressivism!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Muito obrigado pela mensagem, presidente @sanchezcastejon. O Brasil seguir\u00e1 ao lado da Espanha na defesa da democracia, da justi\u00e7a social, do multilateralismo e da paz. Somos aliados no progressismo global!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lula (@LulaOficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LulaOficial\/status\/2114859412737474966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s upcoming general elections are scheduled for Nov. 29. <a href=\"https:\/\/politpro.eu\/en\/spain\/election\/parliament\/2026\"><strong>Recent polling<\/strong><\/a><strong> shows S\u00e1nchez&#8217; PSOE at 26 percent, trailing the conservative PP, which stands at 31.2 percent<\/strong>. The right-wing VOX party now stands at 18.6 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Following his election defeat in Brazil, <strong>Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro announced he had been demanded to surrender his passports<\/strong>. He also denied stating that he would leave the country were he to lose the election, something his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, had previously told a podcast he had said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/brazil-court-orders-defeated-flvio-bolsonaro-to-surrender-passports-bars-him-from-leaving\/articleshow\/135223231.cms\">TOI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Police agents reportedly delivered the travel ban, issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a central figure in legal investigations involving the Bolsonaro family. The demand is said to be part of a Federal Police investigation into Bolsonaro regarding suspected money laundering linked to online sports betting.<\/p>\n<p>The order heightens political tensions and accusations of lawfare following the election. <strong>Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro has stated that he will seek to annul the results<\/strong>, citing voting irregularities tied to a controversial two-hour voting extension at polling stations.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump chimed in, questioning Brazil&#8217;s election outcome and noting a &#8220;terrible look.&#8221; Trump pointed to the &#8220;strange&#8221; two-hour extension of Sunday&#8217;s polling station closing times, although he has made no indication that he will seek to get involved in the matter. <strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not running Brazil. I&#8217;m running the USA,&#8221;<\/strong> Trump told press.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Trump was asked whether he plans to do something about Brazil&#8217;s election. &#8220;I&#8217;m not running Brazil. I&#8217;m running the USA.&#8221; He says he likes Lula and gets along with him very well, but he called the voting extension very strange. With Bolsonaro planning legal action, that extension could get a much closer look. Writer: Daniyal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9RiPXBTAq\">https:\/\/t.co\/b9RiPXBTAq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/2114813063262056918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s upcoming election comes as <strong>many in Spain have been alienated by S\u00e1nchez&#8217;s <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/spains-mass-migrant-amnesty-could-bring-three-million-people-into-legal-system-causing-immigration-checks-to-collapse-warn-senior-police-officials\/\"><strong>mass amnesty program<\/strong><\/a><strong> for illegal migrants<\/strong>. Data from 2025 indicated that foreigners, who make up 31 percent of Spain&#8217;s prison population, commit per capita 500 percent more rapes and 414 percent more murders than Spanish citizens.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang class=\"username\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-28T02:00:00-04:00\" title=\"Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - 02:00\" class=\"datetime\">Wed, 10\/28\/2026 &#8211; 02:00<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/spabra.jpg\" title=\"Spain, Brazil &apos;Allies In Global Progressivism&apos; Says Lula After S\u00e1nchez Congratulates Him On Election Victory\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain, Brazil &#8216;Allies In Global Progressivism&#8217; Says Lula After S\u00e1nchez Congratulates Him On Election Victory Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix, Following his victory in the second round of Brazil&#8217;s presidential election, President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva thanked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez for his congratulations. 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