![]() ![]() And his campaign received a boost from centrist former presidential candidate Simone Tebet, who came third in the first round earlier this month and gave Lula da Silva her support in the run-off. Lula da Silva has said that he would push Congress to approve a tax reform which would exempt low-earners from paying income tax. What will be his political and economic route? More state? Less state? We don’t know…,” said Bolsonaro during a live transmission on YouTube on October 22. “Who is the other candidate’s economy minister? There isn’t one, he doesn’t say. On the campaign trail, Lula da Silva has been reluctant to show his cards when it came to outlining an economic strategy – a tendency that earned sharp criticism from his competitors. Among these politicians is his vice-president, former São Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin, who has been cited by the Lula camp as a guarantee of moderation in his administration. He has built a broad alliance including several politicians from the center and center-right, including historical opponents from the PSDB, Brazil’s Social Democrat Party. But Lula da Silva – a former union leader with a blue-collar background – has sought to reassure moderates throughout his campaign. The former leader’s victory on Sunday was the latest in a political wave across Latin America, with wins by left-leaning politicians in Argentina, Colombia and Chile. Supporters of Lula da Silva react as they wait for results at Paulista Avenue, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 30, 2022. This will be his third term, after previously governing Brazil for two consecutive terms between 20. He will also be faced with a deeply fractured nation and urgent environmental issues, including rampant deforestation in the Amazon. Approximately 9.6 million people fell under the poverty line between 20, and literacy and school attendance rates have fallen. He will take the reins of a country plagued by gross inequality that is still struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. We are one country, one people, one great nation,” Lula da Silva also said. “Starting on January 1, 2023, I will govern for the 215 million Brazilians, not just the ones who voted for me. “They tried to bury me alive and I’m here,” he said in a jubilant speech to supporters and journalists on Sunday evening, describing the win as his political “resurrection.” The sentences were later annulled by the Supreme Court, clearing his path to run for reelection. The 76-year-old politician’s win represents the return of the left into power in Brazil, and concludes a triumphant personal comeback for Lula da Silva, after a series of corruption allegations lead to his imprisonment for 580 days. ![]() His victory heralds a political about-face for Latin America’s largest country, after four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration. Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a stunning comeback following a tight run-off race on Sunday.
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