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Lula's Unexpected Triumph and the Economic Hurdles Ahead for Brazil

Lula's Unexpected Triumph and the Economic Hurdles Ahead for Brazil

How Brazil’s Lula Pulled Off an Upset No One Saw Coming
How Brazil’s Lula Pulled Off an Upset No One Saw Coming

Three weeks ago, even his allies expected defeat. Grassroots mobilization and fears of lost benefits fueled his stunning reversal.

How Brazil’s Lula Pulled Off an Upset No One Saw Coming
How Brazil’s Lula Pulled Off an Upset No One Saw Coming

Three weeks ago, even his allies expected defeat. Grassroots mobilization and fears of lost benefits fueled his stunning reversal.

Five economic challenges facing Brazil's re-elected President Lula
Five economic challenges facing Brazil's re-elected President Lula

Lula plans a new round of debt relief, this time through discounted purchases of distressed household loans from banks, plus tax ⁠debt forgiveness for some small business owners

Five economic challenges facing Brazil's re-elected President Lula
Five economic challenges facing Brazil's re-elected President Lula

Mounting debt and entrenched structural problems could complicate leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s fourth ​term, which begins in January.

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