Pariksha SaathiPM congratulates Lula da Silva on his re-election as President of Brazil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 October 2026 congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his victory in the presidential elections in Brazil, calling it a remarkable re-election victory. He said he looked forward to working closely with President Lula to further deepen and expand the multifaceted India-Brazil Strategic Partnership, and that together the two nations would continue to strengthen cooperation across diverse sectors, advance the shared priorities of the Global South and work towards a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world.
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Learning context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a State Visit to Brazil on 8 July 2025 at the invitation of President Lula. The joint statement issued during that visit recalls that the India-Brazil relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2006.
Check yourself: in which year was the India-Brazil relationship elevated to a Strategic Partnership?
In 2006.
Revision task: from this release, note who won Brazil's presidential elections and what the Prime Minister said the two countries would work towards; from the note, the date of the Prime Minister's State Visit to Brazil and the year of the Strategic Partnership.
Test yourself
On 26 October 2026 the Prime Minister congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as President of which country?
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Answer: Brazil
Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential elections; the Prime Minister said he looked forward to deepening the India-Brazil Strategic Partnership with him.
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