The second round of Brazil’s presidential elections saw an impressive win for former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Lula’s defeat of the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was close, with Lula receiving 50.8% of the vote to 49.2% for Bolsonaro. And when Lula’s victory was announced, cheers could be heard in the streets, reports Rio de Janeiro-based lawyer Humberto Adami. “We are very grateful. The day was beautiful, and the emotion was like something you’d find during a World Cup final!”: “As President Lula’s victory unfolded, people in several buildings screamed as if it were a goal.
During Lula’s prior two terms as Brazil’s president, from 2003 to 2010, his Partido dos Trabalhadores/Workers Party implemented social justice policies that benefited the nation’s Black community. Some 29 million Brazilians were able to escape extreme poverty and enter the middle class during Lula’s previous presidency.
As Lula puts together a new cabinet for his third presidential term, many will pay attention to who he appoints to serve in key roles that could again transform Brazilian society. Jair Bolsonaro is now the first president to ever lose re-election in Brazil. He pointedly did not speak about his election loss for 48 hours. When he finally spoke about it on Nov. 1 he neither conceded defeat nor challenged the results of his lost bid for reelection. Bolsonaro simply said he would “continue to fulfill all the commandments of our constitution.”
Commentators are suggesting that the real issue will be what happens when Brazil celebrates the transition of power that takes place on January 1.
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