

Bolsonaro Hints at Brazil Return
The former Brazilian president’s return to his native country would come with risk. Authorities accuse him of having stoked an uprising against Lula’s presidency.
The former Brazilian president’s return to his native country would come with risk. Authorities accuse him of having stoked an uprising against Lula’s presidency.
Protests have been going on for weeks throughout the country in the wake of the October 30 election in which Lula was declared the winner.
For their part, authorities in the Brazilian legal system, including the president of the Electoral Court, Alexandre de Moraes, have been explicit in opposing the questioning of the election results.
According to #BrazilWasStolen, in thousands of cases, older, non-auditable vote-counting machines registered 0 votes for Bolsonaro, even in districts where he got a majority due to votes counted by newer machines.
The grassroots conservative movement in Brazil will continue and is already giving Lula much stronger opposition than he had counted on.
Protesters have blocked roads using trucks, agricultural machinery, cranes, and burning tires, wearing green shirts stamped with the Brazilian flag evocative of support for the current president.
The elections had been extremely volatile, as Da Silva’s socialist and Bolsonaro’s nationalist visions duked it out. One has, for now, gained momentum.
According to Futura Inteligência, Lula would win with 46.9% of the vote, compared to Bolsonaro’s 46.5%.
Sometime during the coming weeks, da Silva and Bolsonaro will once again brandish words in what is sure to be a fiery debate. On October 30th, the world’s fourth-largest democracy will pass judgment over who will be leading it.
Bolsonaro has begun his campaign by returning to the city where he was stabbed in 2018.