THE RETURN OF LULA IN BRAZIL – THISDAYLIVE

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The election in Brazil holds lessons for Nigeria

Former President of Brazil, Luiz Lula da Silva last Sunday defeated the incumbent Jaír Bolsonaro in the runoff election that has split the country down the middle. Because no presidential candidate received more than 50% in the first round of voting, a second round was needed. At the end, the leftist Lula of Workers Party secured 60.345,999 votes representing 50.9 per cent while the right-wing Bolsonaro garnered 58.206.354 votes representing 49.1 per cent. While the incumbent has not conceded defeat, he has also not been as belligerent as he was before the contest when he gave indication that he might not accept the result if it did not go his away. Despite the protest by some of his supporters who are blocking highways across the country, the transition to a new Lula administration in January 2023 has commenced.  

The outcome of the presidential election in Brazil is important for wider reasons. The…



Source: Thisday Newspaper