Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will not attend the inauguration ceremonies of Peru's Keiko Fujimori or Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella, both newly elected right-wing leaders. Aides at the Palácio do Planalto (Brazil's presidential palace) cited a lack of scheduled foreign travel and a government focus on domestic affairs ahead of upcoming elections, with Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira set to represent Brazil at Fujimori's swearing-in in Lima on 28 July. The absences underscore a broader regional shift, as the victories of Fujimori — daughter of jailed former Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori — and Espriella leave Lula as the only leader of a major South American country from the left.