Brazil: Exploring the legacy of Lula
He is the candidate of hope and renewal for some, a demon of the past and a symbol of corruption for others. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who became Brazil's first left-wing president in 2002, hopes to return to the country’s top job after the presidential election, whose first round takes place on October 2. With the face-off against outgoing far-right president Jair Bolsonaro shaping up to be the most divisive election in years, our reporters Fanny Lothaire and Louise Raulais went to meet the generation that grew up under Lula.
He is the candidate of hope and renewal for some, a demon of the past and a symbol of corruption for others. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who became Brazil's first left-wing president in 2002, hopes to return to the country’s top job after the presidential election, whose first round takes place on October 2. With the face-off against outgoing far-right president Jair Bolsonaro shaping up to be the most divisive election in years, our reporters Fanny Lothaire and Louise Raulais went to meet the generation that grew up under Lula.
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