# ‘Democracy has won’: Europe celebrates Lula’s surprise victory in Brazil

https://mins.news/en/video/116063

- euronews, 2026-10-26 15:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_iKRN8KYGI

> European leaders welcomed Lula’s re-election in Brazil. Ursula von der Leyen said that democracy and multilateralism had won there.

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