How Lula’s successes in Brazil may have paved the way for his presidential defeat

As right-wing governments backed by Washington rise to power across Latin America, Brazil now looks like it will be the next domino to fall. Far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro led the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a veteran left-wing leader and former trade unionist, trailing narrowly behind him. With neither candidate winning an outright majority, an October 25 run-off will determine who will lead the country of more than 214 million people over the next four years. Bolsonaro’s father Jair is serving a 27-year sentence for having plotted a coup d’état after losing the 2022 presidential election to Lula. His eldest son, whom the former president anointed as his ideological successor a few scant months ago, has promised a pardon if he emerges triumphant in the second round. Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish in first round To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover imag...