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Another populist falls: Lula ousts Bolsonaro in Brazil | Learn English phrase 'on a technicality'
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Brazilian President Lula's Conviction for Corruption Was Overturned
In 2018, he won the presidency on a wave of frustration over corruption and a general sense that all of society was rigged against the average voter. He promised to tackle corruption, jump-start the economy, and get crime under control. His presidency had some successes; his proposed constitutional reform of public pensions passed. But these accomplishments were overshadowed by other controversies. During his time as President, deforestation in the Amazon accelerated as his rancher supporters encroached on what should have been protected forestland. In a case of unfortunate timing, he visited Russia right before the invasion of Ukraine.
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