Will Brazil’s Lula halt the right-wing wave sweeping Latin America?

Brazil votes on Sunday in the presidential election that pits President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro. Will the incumbent left-wing leader be able to prevent Brazil from joining Latin America’s shift to the right?A wave of right-wing election victories in recent years, including in Colombia, Chile and Argentina, has swept Latin America, aided by the Trump administration under a new framework of the “Donroe Doctrine”, an updated version of the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine aimed at restoring the pre-eminence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Election debate cancelled in Brazil, bomb scare outside Supreme Courtlist 2 of 3How the Banco Master scandal injected chaos into Brazil’s presidential racelist 3 of 3Latin America sees China as more positive global influence than US: Pollend of listLula has sought to portray Senator Bolsonaro, whom he has called a “nobody” in campaign speeches, as a stand-in for a broader right-wing movement spreading across Latin America.As Brazil heads to the polls on Sunday, will Lula be able to halt the right-win...