October 27th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over the regular press conference.
A French news agency reporter asked that U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the Brazilian presidential election was manipulated. What is China's Foreign Ministry's comment on this?
Guo Jiaqun said that we respect the Brazilian people's choice of autonomy.
On the evening of the 25th local time, the results of the second round of the Brazilian presidential election were announced. The candidate from the Labor Party, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, defeated the candidate from the Liberal Party, former President Jair Bolsonaro’s son Flavio Bolsonaro, and won re-election.
On the 26th, Trump questioned the integrity of the election, without presenting any evidence. Some opinion leaders from the ‘Make America Great Again’ campaign immediately called for the U.S. government to intervene in the Brazilian elections, even threatening to sever diplomatic and trade relations with Brazil.
"Frankly speaking, this looks like another manipulated election." Trump claimed, "I haven't picked sides, but this has left a very bad impression on the world. The election results must be undeniable."
Trump pointed the finger at Brazil for extending the voting time, calling it "very strange," and expressed dissatisfaction with the voting process. However, when asked by reporters whether the United States would take action, Trump avoided answering this question, saying only that he got along "very well" with Lula.
