Lula has won a nearly insurmountable challenge: from being behind by 2 million votes and endorsed by none of the remaining candidates, the methalworker and historic union leader has defeated the far-right Bolsonaro family again. Why?
Lula has won a nearly insurmountable challenge: from being behind by 2 million votes and endorsed by none of the remaining candidates, the methalworker and historic union leader has defeated the far-right Bolsonaro family again. Why?
Congress, not to mention his blatantly submissive stance on foreign policy (offering to sell Brazil's 1808 state bank to the USA).
Lula will face severe challenges in his last mandate as President. But I am extremely happy: we defeated a fascist militiaman,
who promised to defund basic science, free his putschist father, open up the Amazon for mining and FRACKING (!), and who attacked universities.
I believe that the entire world is happy at this result, not only Brazil.
Reports on Brazilian TV of terrible chaos. Polling stations that had already closed their doors, reopening. Poll clerks completely confused. What a nightmare. Hard to say what the consequences might be, tonight and in the weeks and months ahead.
