BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by phone on winning Brazil's runoff election for president and the two leaders agreed to deepen relations between their countries, a governent spokesman said late on Monday.
Scholz earlier in the day in a tweet said he looked forward to cooperating with Lula, especially on the topics of trade and climate protection.
(Writing by Miranda Murray and Sarah Marsh; Editing by Rachel More and Aurora Ellis)