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Lula's re-election seen as a blow to Trump's Latin America push

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Lula’s win in Brazil deals blow to Trump’s Latin America push: former China envoy
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's re-election marks a turning point for Latin America and for US-Latin American relations, according to Jorge Heine, who served as Chile's ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017. Heine also said the result has broader significance for the Global South and predicted that Washington's regional push would slow.

This continues an earlier story: Lula wins fourth term as Brazil's president in tight runoff; opponent Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede

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  1. South China Morning Post

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    Reports that Lula's re-election marks a turning point for Latin America and US-Latin American relations, and quotes former Chilean envoy to China Jorge Heine predicting a slowing of Washington's regional push.

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