When asked what he thought, Lula practically blamed the hunger striker for his death. He also welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejhad in Brasilia and São Paulo almost as a hero barely three months after Ahmadinejhad stole Iran’s presidential election in 2009, which resulted in a wave of violent repression.
外交政策是卢拉任内最受诟病的方面，而罗塞芙很可能搞得更糟。卢拉曾反对统治巴西多年的军事独裁政权，倡导尊重人权、自由竞选、公平选举和代议制民主，但上台后却对国内国际（特别对古巴、委内瑞拉和伊朗）的人权民主问题不管不顾。