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Article: Lula's big win. (Reflections).(Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, Brazil)
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- World Policy Journal
- Article date:
- December 22, 2002
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Latin American elections rarely attract attention in the United States, but the Brazilian presidential campaign that concluded last October 26 was an exception to the rule. This was to some degree expected given Brazil's increasing importance to global markets. Befitting its rank as the world's ninth largest economy, Brazil is the recipient of $420 billion in foreign investment, much it from American corporations. However, it was the cast of characters bidding to succeed President Fernando Henrique Cardoso that piqued American interest in the Brazilian elections. Holding everyone's attention was the front-runner and eventual winner, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva of the ...
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