In a message posted on social media, the head of state confirmed that his country, along with Mexico, will continue to support the former Chilean president for the position, after the current Chilean president, José Antonio Kast, decided to withdraw his administration’s endorsement of her candidacy.

Bachelet has a solid track record and the ideal curriculum vitae for the position, having served as president of her country twice, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and executive director of UN Women, Lula emphasized.

According to the Brazilian president, she possesses all the credentials to be the first Latin American woman to lead the organization, “promoting peace, strengthening multilateralism, and placing sustainable development at the center of the international agenda.”

On February 2, Brazil announced that it had formally submitted Bachelet’s candidacy to the UN for the position, an action taken jointly with Mexico and Chile, which at that time was under the government of Gabriel Boric.

This week, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, also reaffirmed her support for Bachelet’s candidacy, following Kast’s withdrawal of support.

During a meeting held this month with his Burundian counterpart, Evariste Ndayishimiye, the Brazilian president stated that the time has come for the UN to be presided over, for the first time in 80 years, by a woman from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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