Lula congratulates Peru's Keiko Fujimori, calls for 'ambitious' bilateral agenda

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has congratulated Keiko Fujimori on her presidential election victory in Peru, offering to collaborate on an "ambitious" bilateral agenda. Fujimori, who secured a narrow win in the June 7 runoff against leftist Roberto Sánchez, is set to become Peru's first female president. She was officially proclaimed on Friday.

In a message shared on social media platform X, Lula wished Fujimori success in leading her term and in uniting the Peruvian people around a common development project. "Count on Brazil to build together a more prosperous, integrated, democratic, and sovereign South America," the Brazilian leader wrote.

Fujimori's victory places her among a growing list of right-wing leaders who have won elections across Latin America since the return of Republican Donald Trump to the White House. Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay are noted as exceptions to this trend. Lula highlighted the historical ties between Brazil and Peru, sharing an extensive border, and expressed a desire to work together on critical issues such as combating hunger, preserving the Amazon rainforest, and fighting transnational organized crime.