I'd much rather to a Xuxa watch. <|:)~
I'd much rather to a Xuxa watch. <|:)~
A Google news search otherwise revealed surprisingly little information on Lula. The mainstream line seems to be that he's been pretty impressive in foreign policy terms (helping to expand free trade blocs) and economic policy (the Real hasn't been this healthy in years). But there's bound to be a backlash eventually - he was elected left, and so far has governed right. As you can see from the socialist web site, his natural constituency of left-wing intellectuals is pretty mad.
Curiously, the people of Brazil seem to be pretty un-socialist. If he does pursue socialist policies for real, I don't think he'll be re-elected. So he has to walk a narrow line with his supporters, and it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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