The international community on Monday congratulated Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after his stunning re-election in a runoff with right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. The region’s left-leaning leaders were quick to react as Brazil staved off a conservative wave in many countries while Europeans, such as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, celebrated a “progressive comeback”.
Lula broke with his unfavourable record since 1989, winning the runoff after losing the first round, crowning a career that took him from metalworker to Brazil’s presidency.
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Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Dr Felipe Krause, Political Scientist, former Diplomat and Departmental Lecturer in Latin American Studies at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies. Beneath Lula’s electoral triumph lies a more complex political reality: the Brazilian hard right has consolidated its influence across state governments and legislative institutions, raising fundamental questions…
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Tears, hugs and dancing filled the streets of Brazil after Lula narrowly defeated Flávio Bolsonaro. Thousands celebrated in Rio and São Paulo as the president secured another four years in office.
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