Latin America leaders on Sunday congratulated Brazil's Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva after he won a third term as president of the largest country in South America, consolidating the region's "pink tide" of elected leftist leaders. His victory over far-right president Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil joining Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Peru in a growing leftist bloc.
Lula narrowly defeated Bolsonaro, winning 50.9 percent of votes, and his inauguration is scheduled for Jan. 1.
He has promised to return to state-led economic policies, increased social welfare assistance, and greater protection for the Amazon rainforest.
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