Even if the former president ends up winning the elections, the Congress will possibly be the most conservative in the recent history of Brazil.
The ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva part as the main favorite to win in elections this sundayOctober 2, after he has appeared as the first preference among Brazilians in all the polls that have been published since he regained his political rights.
During his previous term (2003-2010), Lula enjoyed great popularity among the working classes and lower incomes after managing to lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty, but also among the markets themselves and the banking entities, which they saw an opportunity in the commodity boom.
That period of abundance and prosperity was clouded starting in 2011, when the continuous corruption scandals meant his political death for at least 580 days, the time he spent in jail after being accused of having participated in a plot for which Dozens of politicians and businessmen profited.
Aware of the mobilizing power of Lula, the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonarohas not stopped questioning both the electronic ballot boxes and the Brazilian electoral system, trying to sow doubts about its reliability, since his rival regained his political rights.
It is these constant attacks on democratic institutions carried out by President Bolsonaro that have served Lula to focus his campaign as a clash between democracy and dictatorshipa rhetoric that has served many sectors and parties traditionally wary of opting for the leader of the Workers’ Party (PT).
Lula leaves with a intention to vote above 45%, although the most optimistic forecasts even trust in being able to finalize the electoral appointment in the first round. The PT has campaigned by appealing to the useful vote among those who still bet on some of the residual options of what is known as the third way.
The former Brazilian president has the favor of broad layers of society, such as youth, unemployed, lower income families, studentswomen, and even catholics they would vote for him, while the evangelicals, a group with a lot of power in Brazil, would opt for the extreme right that Bolsonaro represents.
Even if Lula ends up winning the elections, the Congress will possibly be the most conservative in the recent history of Brazilwhich will be a major challenge for the former union leader, who has among his promises to increase social programs and greater environmental controls.
Source: Eitb
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