Alberto Fernández: “Here you have a partner to work and dream big about the good life of our peoples”

President Alberto Fernández was tonight “very happy” for the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential elections in Brazil, whom he considered a “singular and shocking leader, who had a very bad time.” I am very happy that Brazil recovers Lula and that Latin America recovers Lula, as what he is, a really unique and shocking leader, who had a very bad time,” the president said in statements to Radio 10 and added: “The Brazilians took Lula to the place where he is today, he is deserved and it does a lot of good to the region. because he’s a very important regional leader.” At the same time, Fernández stressed: “We must preserve the link between Brazil and Argentina, surely it will be much deeper and more realistic and sincere, and that is no small thing. Argentina and Brazil represent a very high level of South American gross product.” In that sense, the Argentine head of state acknowledged that “during all these years” of Jair Bolsonaro’s mandate “I silenced the grievances I received from the government of Brazil, with the condition that objectively the relationship between Argentina and Brazil must be indestructible, regardless of who governs.” And he assured that Lula “is a man who understands the needs of the region, and particularly the situation of Argentina.” “It is very easy to talk to him about the problems that Argentina has because I always find understanding in Lula,” added Fernández.In that line, he recalled that he knows the Brazilian leader “of many years, from when Néstor (Kirchner) was a candidate (for president).” And he acknowledged: “He has always had enormous generosity in his treatment of me, I know Lula’s deep thinking on the idea of Latin American integration.” He also remarked that Unasur and CELAC were “possible because of Lula,” and said: “If we could build this Brazil-Mexico-Argentina axis it would be very good for the region.” In addition, he said that he contacted the leader of the PT by phone “on Thursday for his birthday and now I am going to call him, I hope to see him very soon.” The Argentine head of state also sent his greetings to the new Brazilian president via Twitter: “Congratulations @LulaOficial! Your victory opens a new time for Latin American history. A time of hope and future that begins today.”
And he added: “Here you have a partner to work and dream big the good life of our peoples. After so many injustices that you experienced, the people of Brazil have elected you and democracy has triumphed. Latin America dreams.”

Original source in Spanish