‘People cannot be fooled by political dynasties’: President Dissanayake on Lula’s victory

Daily Mirror, Newsfirst and Newswire report that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responded to a congratulatory message from Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake after Lula’s election victory. Lankadeepa also reports that Lula posted his response on X.

Lankadeepa, Newsfirst, Newswire and Daily Mirror report that Lula expressed hope for stronger technical cooperation and bilateral trade between Brazil and Sri Lanka. Hiru News (සිංහල) says Lula’s post also referred to meeting Dissanayake in India.

WhatNews (සිංහල) reports that Dissanayake congratulated Lula on being elected Brazil’s president for a fourth time, describing the result as historic. The reports do not provide further details of the election or a date for Lula’s response.

Daily Mirror and Newswire report that former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe separately congratulated Lula. Newswire says Wickremesinghe wrote that the result had brought relief to people beyond Brazil and praised Lula’s international leadership on BRICS, the Global South’s voice, climate action, food security and reforms to international institutions. Daily Mirror reports that Wickremesinghe said the world would look to Lula to help shape BRICS into a forum that strengthens the Global South’s influence in global finance and trade.