Lula Wins Brazilian Election

(tse.jus.br)

63 points | by JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago

11 comments

  • breakyerself 2 hours ago
    Thank God. The Amazon gets to borrow a little more time.
  • bguberfain 2 hours ago
    This was the first time I saw a major mainstream media outlet prominently feature a statistical predictive model live during the vote count (and it was spot on): https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/eleicoes/em-tempo-real-p...
  • rhoads 2 hours ago
    I really wish neither would win and both would be barred from running again. But since that won't happen, let's just keep looking for opportunities abroad
  • thiagotomei 2 hours ago
    We did it! ^^
  • augusto-moura 2 hours ago
    Why was this flagged? It seems relevant
    • ceejayoz 1 hour ago
      There've been a half dozen of these popping onto the home page; probably flagged as dupes.
  • 2OEH8eoCRo0 1 hour ago
    Congrats Brazil!

    Why the flagging?

  • ChrisArchitect 1 hour ago
  • thimabi 2 hours ago
    Once again, a clear anti-Bolsonaro vote from the majority of the electorate. Lula won because he got last-minute support from the moderates and even some right-wingers. It certainly does not feel like a victory of the left.

    Now he will face a much bigger opposition in Congress and therefore will have to find a middle ground.

    I expect his policies to move even further to the right. This might pave the way for his vice-president Alckmin, a historical right-winger, to run in the 2030 elections — likely against São Paulo’s governor Tarcísio de Freitas, also a right-winger and considered more moderate than the Bolsonaros despite being associated with them.

  • shmerl 2 hours ago
    What's his deal with being pro-Putin? Kind of weird unless it's the usual corruption.
    • MiroslavPokorny 2 hours ago
      Most south americans consider imperialism from the north the major concern today as yesterday and think the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
      • ceejayoz 1 hour ago
        Plus, tankies are a thing.
      • shmerl 54 minutes ago
        So how does that make them support imperialist Putin? No logic there unless it's all about corruption as above, which is almost always the case with Putin's puppets.
    • JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago
      > What's his deal with being pro-Putin?

      Currently looks smart. Brazil’s one security concern is seemingly in Putin’s pocket.

      • shmerl 52 minutes ago
        Being in his pocket is never smart. Europe learned it the hard way and still didn't even fully get rid of his gas blackmailing.
  • ivanmontillam 2 hours ago
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  • tefkah 2 hours ago
    Thank fuck