Posted on 10/30/2022 6:29:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin.
The leftist former leader, widely known as “Lula,” won 50.90% of the votes, with over 99% of the votes counted in a fiercely contested run-off election on Sunday.
Bolsonaro, who mustered 49.10% votes, will be denied a second term.
Lula da Silva supporters thronged São Paulo Avenida Paulista on Sunday evening after polls closed. The mood was celebratory even before the results were called, with people setting off flares when he was declared winner by the country’s election authority.
Many had tears in their eyes, telling CNN that they were hopeful for the country, which has been struggling with high inflation, limited growth and rising poverty.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Really? Hey genius, this election was in Brazil. But the same whining losers are complaining about “stolen elections” when then know basically zero about Brazilian politics.
You are a sad enough individual to look up a post I made... 6 years ago? 7 maybe? Make a resolution. Tomorrow is Monday. The start of a new week. Perhaps you should resolve to recapture your life from this obsession you have.
Ha! Your sorry crybaby act is what is truly sad.
bigcrybaby45
Makes sense, since 45 proved YOU wrong.
Perhaps, but not how you think:
Bolso won everywhere handily except the region run by the cartels that is completely corrupt. Total fraud. I pray God exposed and brings justice.
They’ll get what they deserve, good and hard.
Pardon me, but how is it possible that Brazil can conduct an election today, Sunday October 30 and have 99% of the votes counted by Sunday night?
We are told that some (democrat) American states may not have their election results counted for days and possibly weeks after the November election.
Is Brazil that good at conducting elections or are we that bad? (This is a rhetorical question).
Brazil’s now part of the new “pink tide” the FakeNewsMSM was celebrating in Colombia 4-5 months ago.
23 June: Aljazeera: Colombia’s shift to the left: A new ‘pink tide’ in Latin America?
Left-wing Gustava Petro’s election victory in Colombia signals the rise of a new brand of socialism in the region.
by Tatiana Garavito & Nathan Thanki
The sun is rising on a new day for Colombians, especially for those who Vice President-elect Francia Marquez calls the “nobodies”: women, Indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, LGBTQ+, working class, disabled people and all the others who have been disproportionately impacted by poverty, state violence, discrimination and environmental destruction in the country...
Petro and Marquez’ election victory is the beginning of a new, positive chapter not only in Colombia but the entire region, for several reasons.
First and foremost, Petro won the presidency on a promise to make Colombia a leader in the global fight against climate change...
All in all, Petro and Marquez’ election victory is not only a win for Colombians but all peoples of the region because it marks the beginning of a new “pink tide” in Latin America – the emergence of a new wave of socialism that puts climate justice at its core, and is ready to transform the ways we live and relate to each other to protect our collective future...
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/6/23/colombias-shift-to-the-left-a-new-pink-tide-in-latin-america
20 June: BBC: Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez: A new era for Colombia
by Ben Tobias
“What is coming here is real change, real change,” Colombia’s new President-elect, Gustavo Petro, promised his cheering supporters at his victory speech on Sunday night.
As the country’s first-ever left-wing leader - with a running mate, Francia Márquez, who will become the first black vice-president - Mr Petro’s belief that Colombia has voted for change is hard to deny...
Gustavo Petro, 62, is a former member of the now-defunct M-19 rebel group, which was originally set up in response to alleged fraud in Colombia’s 1970 elections...
The country’s first ever left-wing president, Mr Petro campaigned on promises of inclusion and addressing inequality - values which are sure to resonate in a country where nearly half the population lives in poverty...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61863885
well, there have been protests across Colombia for a couple of weeks now (MSM VERY QUIET), and plenty voted for Petro:
23 Oct: MSN: Thousands of Colombians protest against tax and political reform of Gustavo Petro’s government
by Daniel Stewart
This Saturday several mobilizations have taken place in Bogota and 13 other cities in Colombia against the proposals and reforms promoted by the government of President Gustavo Petro in tax and political matters, as well as protests against the increase in the price of the dollar and gasoline and the dialogue with criminal groups such as the Clan del Golfo.
The so-called ‘Mesa Nacional por la Libertad’, a group of social organizations and regional leaders, has promoted the protests which have been attended by thousands of citizens, according to Radio Nacional de Colombia.
The platform has demanded the withdrawal of all the reforms of Petro’s executive without being discussed in Congress, since they consider that the House has become the enemy of the population, according to one of its spokespersons to the newspaper ‘El Tiempo’...
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/thousands-of-colombians-protest-against-tax-and-political-reform-of-gustavo-petros-government/ar-AA13gSCw
30 Oct: Yahoo Finance: Colombia’s Oil Industry In Jeopardy As Cocaine Production Soars To New Record
By Matthew Smith for Oilprice.com
Leftwing Senator Gustavo Petro’s electoral victory, which he was inaugurated as Colombia’s 34th president, saw a wave of optimism sweep across the strife-torn country...
Alarmingly, cocaine production, which is a key driver of violence and illicit activity in Colombia, keeps soaring to new highs. This is symptomatic of a weak state that lacks a credible presence in many rural regions causing the internal security environment to deteriorate...
It is the marked increase in cocaine production and associated violence from various illegal armed groups engaged in the manufacture of the narcotic that poses the greatest threat to the Colombian state, civil society and the economy...
While Petro plans to transition Colombia away from dependence on fossil fuel extraction by ending contracting for hydrocarbon exploration and banning hydraulic fracturing, the oil industry is currently an important economic driver...
Hydrocarbon extraction also accounts for around 3% of Colombia’s GDP and generates a fifth of Bogota’s fiscal revenues. Those numbers make eliminating Colombia’s petroleum industry near impossible, particularly with Petro planning to significantly boost spending on social programs and poverty alleviation. In fact, his plans to hike taxes for Colombia’s oil industry will make it a more important source of income, particularly in a global economy besieged by an energy crisis and rampant inflation where guaranteeing energy security is now an imperative...
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/colombia-oil-industry-jeopardy-cocaine-230000679.html
So, let’s see, what happened here?
Was Bob Beckel advising the vote counters?
Were Brazilian IBEW workers covering the counting center windows with cardboard?
Were counting center workers scanning boxes of bogus ballots into the machines?
All of the above?
Well, if there was vote fraud, I suppose the Brazilian people might have something to say about it. So might their military. Interesting times.
When the other side is Communists, and the win is this close, this possibility must always be considered.
One might also bear in mind that earlier this year, the Brazilian government essentially ended all gun control. Fully automatic small arms are yours for the buying, and they’ve been flying off the shelves. Interesting times indeed.
So tell me about the convicted President they got out of jail and put on the ballot, Mr. Marx.
I have seen some of your posting over the years. I don't think you're on "our side". Maybe Mitch McConnell's side, but not our side.
Because no one has even admitted that there were problems.
Both parties are stuck in some awful mindset.
The Dems think stealing an election is so clever
The Republicans are still convinced the Democrats couldn’t
slip one past them.
Duh!
Move over Venezuela. Here comes Brazil.
another case of a conservative having coattails but no coat
Apparently so, according to this site.
Re: 19 - it’s usually from the same group of FReepers that make such claims.
“Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin.”
So CNN labels Bolsonaro a “right winger” , whereas condemned fraudster and out and out communist gets no adjective in front of his name.
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