María Corina Machado congratulates Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil

Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado congratulated Flávio Bolsonaro following the first round of Brazil's presidential elections. Machado expressed respect for the Brazilian people, describing the voting process as an exemplary democratic exercise of popular sovereignty.

In the first round of voting, Flávio Bolsonaro led with 47% of the vote, ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who received 45%. Machado, currently in Panama, emphasized Brazil's decisive role in the future of the region and stated her belief that Venezuela will soon move toward freedom, leaving behind communism and violence.