November 3, 2022

Brazil’s Election

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics. With 99.9% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.9% and Bolsonaro 49.1%.” AP News

Here’s our prior coverage of Brazil’s election. The Flip Side

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From the Right

The right is disappointed by Lula’s victory.

From the Left

The left celebrates Lula’s victory.

The left celebrates Lula’s victory.