Lula defeats Bolsonaro, wins third term as president
10/31/22
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from The Washington Post,
10/31/22:
Brazil’s president-elect Luis Inácio Lula da Silva is a powerhouse of the Latin American left. His victory Sunday caps a remarkable political comeback less than three years after he walked out of a prison cell.
A two-time president and former union leader, the 77-year-old Lula ran on a campaign of upholding democratic values, casting his win over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro as indispensable to uphold Brazil’s democracy.
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