‘Brazil is no one’s backyard’: Lula’s jibe at US after winning fourth presidential term

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Donald Trump NEW DELHI: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth presidential term after defeating conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s runoff election, with the electoral authority confirming his victory and extending left-wing leadership in Latin America’s largest economy. Addressing supporters in São Paulo after his re-election, Lula said, “BRAZIL IS NO ONE’S BACKYARD,” in an apparent swipe at US influence in the region, after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, who had advocated closer ties with the Trump administration. He also called for the regulation of digital platforms, claiming Brazil had defeated foreign intervention…