Sunday, October 30, 2022

A Defeat for Authoritarianism

It's close, but it's also a win for the global environment.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in a heated contest during which the incumbent repeatedly threatened to dismantle the world’s fourth-largest democracy.
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Tribunal called the race for da Silva just before 7 p.m. Eastern time, with the leftist holding a narrow 50.83% to 48.17% lead with more than 98% of votes counted.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.