11.11.2026 12:30
At the COP31 Leaders Summit held in Antalya under the hosting of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was welcomed by Erdoğan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The embrace between Erdoğan and Lula during the welcome drew attention. Erdoğan congratulated Lula, who won the second round of the October 25 election and was elected president for the 4th time, on his election success in their meeting today.
At the COP31 Leaders Summit in Antalya, warm moments were captured during the welcoming ceremony for leaders. President Erdoğan embraced Brazilian President Lula da Silva, with whom he met after the election victory.
ERDOĞAN AND GUTERRES WELCOMED Within the scope of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Leaders Summit was held under the hosting of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The leaders attending the summit were welcomed by President Erdoğan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (right), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) and Brazilian President Lula da Silva (center) The moments when Erdoğan and Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who came for the welcome, embraced were captured on camera.
It was also captured on camera that Lula da Silva did not let go of President Erdoğan's hand throughout the meeting.
CONGRATULATIONS ON ELECTION VICTORY Erdoğan also held a bilateral meeting with Lula da Silva in Antalya on November 11. According to the statement of the Directorate of Communications, Türkiye-Brazil relations and regional and global developments were discussed at the meeting. Erdoğan congratulated Lula on his election success and recalled that diplomatic relations between the two countries will reach their 100th anniversary next year.
FROM COP30 TO COP31 In his meeting with the leader of Brazil, which hosted COP30 last year, Erdoğan also touched upon climate negotiations and stated that as Türkiye they aim to carry forward the progress Brazil made during its COP30 Presidency. Erdoğan expressed that they designed COP31 as a conference focused on putting the decisions taken into implementation.
HE WAS BEHIND IN THE FIRST ROUND, WON IN THE SECOND ROUND The second round of the presidential election held in Brazil on October 25 was won by Workers' Party (PT) candidate and incumbent President Lula da Silva. According to the results announced by Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Lula received 51.79 percent support with 64,256,232 votes. His rival, Liberal Party (PL) candidate Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, remained at 48.21 percent.
In the first round on October 4, Bolsonaro finished ahead with approximately 47 percent, while Lula came second with 45.16 percent. Since no candidate exceeded 50 percent, the election went to a second round.
PRESIDENT FOR THE FOURTH TIME With this result, Lula became the first candidate in Brazil since the end of military rule to finish the first round in second place and win the second round. Lula, who came to office for the third time by defeating Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, this time won victory against the former president's son Flávio Bolsonaro and earned the right to govern the country for the 4th time. In his speech after the election victory, Lula announced that he would not run again at the end of this term. Flávio Bolsonaro, however, announced that he did not recognize the results.
THE SUMMIT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOVEMBER 12 The Leaders Summit within the scope of COP31, held in Antalya on November 9-20, is being held on November 11 and 12 with the participation of heads of state and government.