Lula silva’s defeat
The incoming president of Brazil is Lula silva, a left-leaning politician, union activist, and former metalworker. He served as the 35th president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 and is a member of the Workers’ Party. The consolidation of social programs like Bolsa Familia and Fome Zero during Lula’s first term as president caused Brazil to withdraw from the UN’s Hunger Map.
While the minimum wage and average income rose, access to education, higher education, and health care increased, and there was a considerable decline in poverty, inequality, illiteracy, unemployment, infant mortality, and child labor rates. As a member of the BRICS and in regional as well as international trade and environmental discussions, he was active in foreign policy. One of the most well-liked politicians in the country was Lula.
While in office, he was one of the most well-liked presidents in world history. Several scandals, including the Mensalo controversy, defined his first administration.
What was the issue in Lula’s prior regime?
In a contentious trial in July 2017, Lula was found guilty of money laundering and corruption and given a nine-and-a-half-year prison term. Sergio Moro, the case’s federal judge, later was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Security in Jair Bolsonaro’s administration. Lula was detained in April 2018 and imprisoned for 580 days after losing her appeal. Justice Edson Fachin of the Supreme Court determined in March 2021 that all of Lula’s convictions must be overturned because the court where he was convicted lacked proper jurisdiction.
Lula won the election
In Moro’s, A mere 2% of votes separated Bolsonaro from Lula in the final tally. Because the two candidates offered very different visions for the nation, the election is nonetheless regarded as being crucial despite the razor-thin margin.
The government of Bolsonaro has been characterized by inflammatory speeches, his testing of democratic institutions, his management of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has drawn widespread criticism, and the biggest deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in 15 years. But he gained support by upholding conservative principles and positioning himself as a barrier against leftist initiatives, which he claims violate individual liberties and cause economic unrest.
After being imprisoned for 580 days on a number of corruption-related charges, the 76-year-old politician’s victory signifies the left’s return to power in Brazil and brings an end to a spectacular personal comeback for him. Later, the Supreme Court overturned the convictions, paving the way for the man to run for office again.
He referred to the victory as his political “resurrection” in a euphoric speech he gave to supporters and journalists on Sunday evening.
“I will rule for the 215 million Brazilians, not just the ones who voted for me, starting on January 1, 2023. There is only one Brazil. Lula da Silva added, “We are one nation—one people, one wonderful nation.
Victory of Lula
He will assume control of a nation that is still working to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and is racked by extreme inequality. Between 2019 and 2021, 9.6 million individuals lived below the poverty line, while rates of literacy and school attendance declined. Additionally, he will have to deal with a severely divided country and pressing environmental challenges, such as The victory of the Socialist Workers Party leader over an incumbent President running for reelection is unprecedented in Brazil’s 34-year history of democracy.
Congratulations messages?
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accomplished something unprecedented in Brazil’s 34-year-old democratic history by narrowly defeating an incumbent President who was running for re-election in the direct run-off of the presidential election (by receiving just over 50.9% of the vote).
Congratulation messages for Lula and Brazil started to arrive Sunday night from all around the world, including from US President Joe Biden, who praised Brazil for holding “free, fair, and legitimate elections.” In a statement, the European Union congratulated da Silva and praised the electoral body for its efficiency and openness during the campaign.
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