Brazil’s Right Needs More Than Another Bolsonaro

The persistence of socialism in Latin America may not be shocking, but Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win in Brazil’s presidential elections yesterday was historic.

In Lula’s unprecedented fourth victory, he beat Flávio Bolsonaro 51.79 percent to 48.21 percent. Bolsonaro, a senator from Rio de Janeiro and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to concede. He says he will seek annulment of the results over a decision by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, a Lula devotee, to extend voting by two hours.

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Raleigh Adams is a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School. Her work has appeared in the Front Porch Republic, VoegelinView, and The Dispatch.

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The persistence of socialism in Latin America may not be shocking, but Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win in Brazil’s presidential elections yesterday was historic.

In Lula’s unprecedented fourth victory, he beat Flávio Bolsonaro 51.79 percent to 48.21 percent. Bolsonaro, a senator from Rio de Janeiro and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to concede. He says he will seek annulment of the results over a decision by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, a Lula devotee, to extend voting by two hours.