Lula is still the favorite, but Bolsonaro could come back. The economy has been slowly improving. Inflation is coming down. His government has spent billions of reis on cash transfers and subsidies to poor Brazilians. And more than anything else, yesterday's results show that while many voters do retain fond memories of Lula's time in office between 2003 and 2010.
Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president, did unexpectedly well—giving his campaign a boost and foreshadowing a tough run-up to the second round. Malawi’s incipient democracy stands as a shining regional example, but remaking its economy has proved even harder than ousting its undemocratic leader. And why one tank is a particularly handsome prize amid Ukraine’s growing pile of captured Russian kit.
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