Tehran (IP) - Iran's President congratulated the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the President of Brazil, stating he hopes that during the tenure of this position by Lula da Silva, Iran and Brazil will witness the progress and development of cooperation between the two countries.

Iran PressIran News: In his congratulatory message on the occasion of the election of the new President of Brazil, Ebrahim Raisi said: "Iran and Brazil have vast capacities to develop cooperation in various political, economic and cultural sectors, and the relations and cooperation between the two countries have brought valuable achievements so far."

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of Brazil's most right-wing government in decades.

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