Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a Workers’ Party candidate and former President of Brazil, won a narrow victory over Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing incumbent, on October 30. He is going to serve a four-year term beginning on January 1, 2023.
The relationship between China and Brazil is expected to go upward after Lula’s returning to office. During Bolsonaro’s presidency, his ideology-driven diplomacy has affected political relations between the two countries. By contrast, Lula maintained a positive attitude toward China during his previous two presidential terms from 2003 to 2010. Under his new presidency, the two countries are likely to see closer
