Article: Brazil makes a left turn.(Chicago Tribune)

The following editorial ran in the Chicago Tribune Oct. 8:

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Leftist labor leader Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva trounced the opposition in Sunday's presidential election in Brazil, but came three points short of the 50 percent of the vote required for a clear win. Still, he got twice as many votes as the nearest rival _ picked by the incumbent _ and is the odds-on favorite to win the runoff in three weeks.

A labor firebrand who claims Castro and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez among his buddies, he has indulged in some goofy declarations such as questioning whether Brazil should honor its foreign financial commitments. In this presidential race, his ...

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