Lula's own convictions for bribery charges ended at being overturned, but there was a mass of corruption scandal involving his party. So that sense of continuity will reassure investors in financial markets. But what are ordinary brazilians concerned about in this election? They're fine with the government spending lots of money on social programmes. What they're concerned about is he legacy of corruption in the p t governments.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, looks well-placed to win a third term. But which Lula would Brazil get—the fiscal conservative or the populist spendthrift? Germany has an earned reputation as an industrial powerhouse, but its dependence on Russian gas and Chinese demand are hobbling it. And why the propaganda-spewing loudspeakers in Vietnam’s capital are firing up again.
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